Microsoft Internet Explorer 7/8/9/10 CFlatMarkupPointer Object InsertImage memory corruption

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 7/8/9/10 (Web Browser). Affected is an unknown code of the component CFlatMarkupPointer Object Handler. The manipulation of the argument InsertImage with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The software 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 issue has been introduced in 07/27/2005. The weakness was published 08/13/2013 by Peter Van Eeckhoutte as MS13-059 as confirmed bulletin (Technet) via Zero Day Initiative (ZDI). The advisory is available at technet.microsoft.com. The public release has been coordinated with the vendor. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2013-3184 since 04/17/2013. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed by metasploit and been published 4 weeks after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2939 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 69324 (MS13-059: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2862772)), 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 100160 (Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (MS13-059)).

Applying the patch MS13-059 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 13115.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (69324) and Exploit-DB (28082). Similar entries are available at 9931, 9932, 9933 and 9934.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

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

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
Author: metasploit
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Nessus ID: 69324
Nessus Name: MS13-059: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2862772)
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OpenVAS ID: 903315
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities (2862772)
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Saint ID: exploit_info/ie_cflatmarkuppointer_insertimage_uaf
Saint Name: Internet Explorer CFlatMarkupPointer Object Handling Use-after-free Vulnerability

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MetaSploit ID: ms13_059_cflatmarkuppointer.rb
MetaSploit Name: MS13-059 Microsoft Internet Explorer CFlatMarkupPointer Use-After-Free
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: MS13-059
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08/08/2013 +113 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS13-059
Researcher: Peter Van Eeckhoutte
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-3184 (🔍)
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Vulnerability Center: 41048 - [MS13-059] Internet Explorer Versions 6-10 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability via Memory Corruption (CVE-2013-3184), Critical
SecurityFocus: 61663
Secunia: 53998 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 96182 - Microsoft IE CFlatMarkupPointer Object Handling Use-after-free Arbitrary Code Execution

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/15/2013 10:15 AM
Updated: 05/21/2021 12:05 PM
Changes: 08/15/2013 10:15 AM (64), 04/07/2017 12:03 PM (42), 05/21/2021 11:57 AM (7), 05/21/2021 12:05 PM (1)
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