Microsoft Internet Explorer 6/7/8/9 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6/7/8/9. It has been declared as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2013-3910. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6/7/8/9 (Web Browser). Affected is some unknown processing. 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 6 through 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 03/22/2001. The weakness was released 11/12/2013 by Peter Van Eeckhoutte (corelanc0d3r) as MS13-088 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared for download at technet.microsoft.com. The public release was coordinated with the vendor. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2013-3910 since 06/03/2013. 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. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 06/01/2021). 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 4618 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 70846 (MS13-088: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2888505)), 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 100169 (Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (MS13-088)).

Applying the patch MS13-088 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 13234.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (88374), Tenable (70846), OSVDB (99637†), Secunia (SA55054†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-42269†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-10619, VDB-11137, VDB-11138 and VDB-11139. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 70846
Nessus Name: MS13-088: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2888505)
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OpenVAS ID: 903411
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities (2888505)
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Patch: MS13-088
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS13-088
Researcher: Peter Van Eeckhoutte (corelanc0d3r)
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-3910 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-3910
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-11136

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X-Force: 88374
Secunia: 55054 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 99637 - Microsoft IE Unspecified Memory Corruption (2013-3910)
Vulnerability Center: 42269 - [MS13-088] Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 - 10 on Workstations Remote Code Execution or DoS Vulnerability (CVE-2013-3910), Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 11/15/2013 10:38
Updated: 06/01/2021 23:24
Changes: 11/15/2013 10:38 (54), 04/07/2017 12:04 (32), 06/01/2021 23:13 (7), 06/01/2021 23:24 (1)
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