Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 code injection

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A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 (Web Browser) and classified as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 does not properly handle objects in memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by accessing an object that (1) was not properly initialized or (2) is deleted, leading to memory corruption, aka "Uninitialized Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

The issue has been introduced in 03/22/2001. The weakness was disclosed 08/11/2010 as MS10-053 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2010-2557. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/22/2021). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3429 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 48290 , which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 100089 (Microsoft Internet Explorer Cumulative Security Update (MS10-053)).

Applying the patch MS10-053 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at technet.microsoft.com. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 10088.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (60713) and Tenable (48290). The entries 4164, 54340, 54339 and 54338 are pretty similar.

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Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Nessus ID: 48290
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OpenVAS ID: 901139
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities (2183461)
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Patch: MS10-053
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06/30/2010 +3386 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS10-053
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2010-2557 (🔍)
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X-Force: 60713
Vulnerability Center: 26775 - [MS10-053] Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 Remote Code Execution due to Memory Corruption, Medium
SecurityFocus: 42288

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Created: 03/19/2015 14:37
Updated: 09/22/2021 08:49
Changes: 03/19/2015 14:37 (46), 04/07/2017 12:10 (23), 09/22/2021 08:45 (2), 09/22/2021 08:46 (7), 09/22/2021 08:49 (1)
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