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5.3 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 7/8/9/10 (Web Browser). This affects some unknown functionality. 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 7 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-2013-3115.
The weakness was disclosed 07/09/2013 as ms13-jul as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared at technet.microsoft.com. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with Microsoft. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2013-3162 since 04/17/2013. The attack can only be initiated within the local network. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/18/2021). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.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-JUL 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.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (67212). The entries 9399, 9400, 9401 and 9402 are pretty similar.
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Code injectionCWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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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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Patch: MS13-JUL
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Vendor: microsoft.comAdvisory: ms13-jul
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-3162 (🔍)
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Vulnerability Center: 40414 - [MS13-055] Microsoft Internet Explorer 7-10 Memory Corruption Vulnerability Allows Remote Code Execution \\ DoS - CVE-2013-3162, Critical
SecurityFocus: 60960
Secunia: 54060 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities, Extremely Critical
OSVDB: 94980 - Microsoft IE Unspecified Memory Corruption (2013-3162)
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Entry
Created: 07/10/2013 16:19Updated: 05/18/2021 10:40
Changes: 07/10/2013 16:19 (49), 04/07/2017 12:18 (29), 05/18/2021 10:33 (8), 05/18/2021 10:40 (1)
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Committer: olku
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