Microsoft Internet Explorer 8/9 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8/9. The impacted element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2013-3845. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8/9 (Web Browser). This affects some unknown functionality. 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."

The issue has been introduced in 03/05/2008. The weakness was published 09/10/2013 by Jose Antonio Vazquez Gonzalez with iDEFENSE Labs as MS13-069 as confirmed bulletin (Technet) via Zero Day Initiative (ZDI). It is possible to read the advisory at technet.microsoft.com. The public release has been coordinated with Microsoft. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2013-3845 since 06/03/2013. 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 05/24/2021). 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 2015 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 69829 (MS13-069: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2870699)), 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 100162 (Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (MS13-069)).

Applying the patch MS13-069 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 13174.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (69829), SecurityFocus (BID 62228†), OSVDB (97097†), Secunia (SA54725†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-41428†). Further details are available at krebsonsecurity.com. Similar entries are available at VDB-10188, VDB-10189, VDB-10190 and VDB-10191. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 69829
Nessus Name: MS13-069: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2870699)
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OpenVAS ID: 903400
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities (2870699)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS13-069
Researcher: Jose Antonio Vazquez Gonzalez
Organization: iDEFENSE Labs
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-3845 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-3845
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-10215

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SecurityFocus: 62228
Secunia: 54725 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 97097 - Microsoft IE CTreePos Object Handling Use-After-Free Arbitrary Code Execution
Vulnerability Center: 41428 - [MS13-069] Microsoft Internet Explorer 8, 9 and 10 Remote Code Execution due to Memory Corruption (CVE-2013-3845), Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 09/11/2013 13:17
Updated: 05/24/2021 11:07
Changes: 09/11/2013 13:17 (55), 04/07/2017 12:04 (34), 05/24/2021 10:55 (7), 05/24/2021 11:01 (2), 05/24/2021 11:07 (1)
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