Microsoft Internet Explorer 6/7/8 CSS information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6/7/8. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component CSS Handler. Such manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2013-3909. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6/7/8 (Web Browser). Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component CSS Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 8 allows remote attackers to read content from a different (1) domain or (2) zone via crafted characters in Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) token sequences, aka "Internet Explorer Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

The issue has been introduced in 03/22/2001. The weakness was shared 11/12/2013 as MS13-088 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared for download at technet.microsoft.com. The vendor cooperated in the coordination of the public release. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2013-3909 since 06/03/2013. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (70846), OSVDB (99645†), Secunia (SA55054†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-42265†). The entries VDB-10619, VDB-11136, VDB-11137 and VDB-11138 are related to this item. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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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
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-3909 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-3909
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-11144

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Secunia: 55054 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 99645 - Microsoft IE CSS Special Character Handling Information Disclosure
Vulnerability Center: 42265 - [MS13-088] Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 - 8 Remote Information Disclosure Vulnerability via CSS Token Sequence, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 11/15/2013 11:23
Updated: 06/02/2021 07:12
Changes: 11/15/2013 11:23 (52), 04/07/2017 12:04 (27), 06/02/2021 07:07 (7), 06/02/2021 07:12 (1)
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