Microsoft Internet Explorer 6/7/8/9/10 Vector Markup Language memory corruption

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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6/7/8/9/10 (Web Browser). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component Vector Markup Language Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The Vector Markup Language (VML) implementation in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 10 does not properly allocate buffers, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site, aka "VML Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

The weakness was published 02/12/2013 as MS13-010 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at technet.microsoft.com. The public release has been coordinated with the vendor. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2013-0030 since 11/27/2012. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 05/04/2021). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 64571 (MS13-010: Vulnerability in Vector Markup Language Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2797052)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins.

Applying the patch KB2797052 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at technet.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 12749.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (64571). blog.spiderlabs.com is providing further details. Similar entries are available at 7661, 7676, 7637 and 7642.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 64571
Nessus Name: MS13-010: Vulnerability in Vector Markup Language Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2797052)
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OpenVAS ID: 903301
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Internet Explorer VML Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (2797052)
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Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS13-010
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CVE: CVE-2013-0030 (🔍)
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Vulnerability Center: 38368 - [MS13-010] Internet Explorer on Windows Remote Code Execution via a Maliciously Crafted Website, Critical
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Created: 02/13/2013 01:25
Updated: 05/04/2021 18:28
Changes: 02/13/2013 01:25 (49), 04/07/2017 12:18 (25), 05/04/2021 18:13 (7), 05/04/2021 18:21 (2), 05/04/2021 18:28 (1)
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