Microsoft Internet Explorer 9/10 CMarkup..RemovePointerPos code injection
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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9/10 (Web Browser). This affects the function CMarkup..RemovePointerPos
. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 and 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-2013-3161.
The weakness was published 07/09/2013 by Berend-Jan Wever (SkyLined) as MS13-055 as confirmed bulletin (Technet) via ZDI (Zero Day Initiative). The advisory is shared at technet.microsoft.com. The public release has been coordinated with Microsoft. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2013-3143 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. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059 for this issue.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 67212 (MS13-055: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2846071)), 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 100157 (Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (MS13-055)).
Applying the patch MS13-055 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 13025.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (67212). Further details are available at seclists.org. Similar entries are available at 9399, 9400, 9401 and 9402.
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Nessus ID: 67212
Nessus Name: MS13-055: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2846071)
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OpenVAS ID: 903314
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities (2846071)
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Vendor: microsoft.comAdvisory: MS13-055
Researcher: Berend-Jan Wever (SkyLined)
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CVE: CVE-2013-3143 (🔍)
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Vulnerability Center: 40396 - [MS13-055] Microsoft Internet Explorer 9-10 Memory Corruption Vulnerability Allows Remote Code Execution \\ DoS - CVE-2013-3143, Critical
SecurityFocus: 60960
Secunia: 54060 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities, Extremely Critical
OSVDB: 94967 - Microsoft IE Ruby Tag Handling Use-after-free Arbitrary Code Execution
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Entry
Created: 07/10/2013 15:34Updated: 05/18/2021 09:05
Changes: 07/10/2013 15:34 (54), 04/07/2017 12:03 (32), 05/18/2021 08:54 (2), 05/18/2021 08:59 (7), 05/18/2021 09:01 (2), 05/18/2021 09:05 (1)
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Committer: olku
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