Microsoft Internet Explorer 6/7/8/9/10 memory corruption

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A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6/7/8/9/10 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site, aka "Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-3113, CVE-2013-3121, CVE-2013-3139, and CVE-2013-3142.

The weakness was published 06/11/2013 as MS13-047 as confirmed advisory (Website) via ZDI (Zero Day Initiative). The advisory is shared at technet.microsoft.com. The public release has been coordinated with Microsoft. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2013-3112 since 04/17/2013. 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. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 66863 (MS13-047: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2838727)), 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 100150 (Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (MS13-047)).

Applying the patch MS13-047 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 12965.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (84597) and Tenable (66863). Additional details are provided at support.microsoft.com. Similar entries are available at 9083, 9084, 9086 and 9087.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown

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Access: Public
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Nessus ID: 66863
Nessus Name: MS13-047: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2838727)
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OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities (2838727)
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Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS13-047
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CVE: CVE-2013-3112 (🔍)
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X-Force: 84597
Vulnerability Center: 39951 - [MS13-047] Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 Through 10 Memory Corruption Vulnerability (CVE-2013-3112), Critical
SecurityFocus: 60394
Secunia: 53728 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 94107 - Microsoft IE CMarkup Use-After-Free Arbitrary Code Execution

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Created: 06/12/2013 10:30
Updated: 05/14/2021 15:18
Changes: 06/12/2013 10:30 (55), 04/07/2017 12:18 (30), 05/14/2021 15:18 (1)
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