Microsoft Internet Explorer 9/10 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9/10. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability was named CVE-2013-3201. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9/10 (Web Browser). Affected is an unknown code block. 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. CVE summarizes:

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-2013-3203, CVE-2013-3206, CVE-2013-3207, and CVE-2013-3209.

The issue has been introduced in 03/16/2010. The weakness was presented 09/10/2013 by Jose Antonio Vazquez Gonzalez with iDEFENSE Labs as MS13-069 as confirmed bulletin (Technet) via Zero Day Initiative (ZDI). The advisory is available at technet.microsoft.com. The public release was coordinated in cooperation with the vendor. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2013-3201 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. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1274 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 13171.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (69829), SecurityFocus (BID 62187†), OSVDB (97100†), Secunia (SA54725†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-41419†). Further details are available at krebsonsecurity.com. See VDB-10188, VDB-10189, VDB-10190 and VDB-10191 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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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-2013-3201 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-3201
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-10218

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SecurityFocus: 62187
Secunia: 54725 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 97100 - Microsoft IE DOM Manipulation CHtmParse Use-After-Free Arbitrary Code Execution
Vulnerability Center: 41419 - [MS13-069] Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 and 10 Remote Code Execution due to Memory Corruption (CVE-2013-3201), Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 09/11/2013 13:17
Updated: 05/24/2021 11:59
Changes: 09/11/2013 13:17 (55), 04/07/2017 12:04 (31), 05/24/2021 11:52 (7), 05/24/2021 11:59 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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