Microsoft Internet Explorer 7/8/9/10 Process Integrity Level Assignment msdt.exe access control

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 7/8/9/10. The affected element is an unknown function of the file msdt.exe of the component Process Integrity Level Assignment. Performing a manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2013-3186. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 7/8/9/10 (Web Browser). This affects some unknown processing of the file msdt.exe of the component Process Integrity Level Assignment. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The Protected Mode feature in Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 through 10 on Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, and Windows RT does not properly implement the Integrity Access Level (aka IL) protection mechanism, which allows remote attackers to obtain medium-integrity privileges by leveraging access to a low-integrity process, aka "Process Integrity Level Assignment Vulnerability."

The issue has been introduced in 07/27/2005. The weakness was shared 08/13/2013 by Fermin J. Serna with Google Security Team as MS13-059 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). 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-2013-3186 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 and a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. 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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (69324), OSVDB (96191†), Secunia (SA53998†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-41041†). Further details are available at support.microsoft.com. The entries VDB-9930, VDB-9931, VDB-9932 and VDB-9933 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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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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Patch: MS13-059

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS13-059
Researcher: Fermin J. Serna
Organization: Google Security Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-3186 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-3186
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-9939

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Secunia: 53998 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 96191 - Microsoft IE msdt.exe Execution '/path' Command Line Argument Process Integrity Level Assignment Sandbox Bypass
Vulnerability Center: 41041 - [MS13-059] Internet Explorer Versions 6-10 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability due to Process Integrity Level Assignment, Critical

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Created: 08/15/2013 11:05 AM
Updated: 05/21/2021 02:04 PM
Changes: 08/15/2013 11:05 AM (59), 04/07/2017 12:04 PM (28), 05/21/2021 01:59 PM (7), 05/21/2021 02:04 PM (1)
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