Microsoft Internet Explorer 8/9 memory corruption

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8/9 (Web Browser). This affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 and 9 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-2013-3110.

The issue has been introduced in 03/05/2008. The weakness was shared 06/11/2013 as MS13-047 as confirmed advisory (Website) via ZDI (Zero Day Initiative). It is possible to read the advisory at technet.microsoft.com. The vendor cooperated in the coordination of the public release. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2013-3141 since 04/17/2013. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/07/2017). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1924 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $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)).

Upgrading to version 10 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at windows.microsoft.com. Applying the patch MS13-047 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at technet.microsoft.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be patching the affected component. 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 12988.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (66863). Further details are available at support.microsoft.com. The entries 9083, 9084, 9085 and 9086 are related to this item.

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

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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-2013-3141 (🔍)
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Vulnerability Center: 39971 - [MS13-047] Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 and 9 Memory Corruption Vulnerability (CVE-2013-3141), Critical
SecurityFocus: 60394
Secunia: 53728 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 94121 - Microsoft IE CTreeNode Object Handling Use-After-Free Arbitrary Code Execution

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Created: 06/12/2013 10:31
Updated: 05/14/2021 19:18
Changes: 06/12/2013 10:31 (57), 04/07/2017 12:03 (26), 05/14/2021 19:11 (2), 05/14/2021 19:18 (1)
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