Microsoft Internet Explorer 6/7/8/9 Title Element Change Deleted Object code injection

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6/7/8/9 (Web Browser). This issue affects an unknown function of the component Title Element Change Deleted Object. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 9 does not properly handle objects in memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by accessing a deleted object, aka "Title Element Change Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."

The weakness was disclosed 06/12/2012 by Roman Shafigullin with TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative as MS12-037 as confirmed bulletin (Technet) via ZDI (Zero Day Initiative). The advisory is shared at microsoft.com. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with Microsoft. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-1877 since 03/22/2012. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but a private exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059 for this issue.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 59455 (MS12-037: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2699988)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 100116 (Microsoft Internet Explorer Cumulative Security Update (MS12-037)).

Applying the patch MS12-037 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at microsoft.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 12385.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (75957) and Tenable (59455). The entries 5514, 5515, 5516 and 5517 are pretty similar.

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Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
ATT&CK: T1059

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Nessus ID: 59455
Nessus Name: MS12-037: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2699988)
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OpenVAS ID: 902682
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities (2699988)
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Patch: MS12-037
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Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS12-037
Researcher: Roman Shafigullin
Organization: TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-1877 (🔍)
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X-Force: 75957 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Title Element Change code execution, High Risk
SecurityTracker: 1027147 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks, and Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information
Vulnerability Center: 35318 - [MS12-037] Microsoft Internet Explorer 6-9 Mishandle Objects in Memory Allows Remote Code Execution, Critical
SecurityFocus: 53866 - Microsoft Internet Explorer CVE-2012-1877 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 49412 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities, Extremely Critical
OSVDB: 82867 - Microsoft IE Title Element Change Deleted Object Handling Memory Corruption

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 06/14/2012 13:10
Updated: 03/25/2021 15:17
Changes: 06/14/2012 13:10 (57), 04/07/2017 12:02 (34), 03/25/2021 15:08 (8), 03/25/2021 15:15 (2), 03/25/2021 15:17 (2)
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