Microsoft Outlook -/2007/2010/2013 S/MIME Certificate Metadata Expansion information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Outlook -/2007/2010/2013. It has been rated as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component S/MIME Certificate Metadata Expansion. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2013-3905. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Microsoft Outlook -/2007/2010/2013 (Groupware Software). This affects an unknown function of the component S/MIME Certificate Metadata Expansion. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Microsoft Outlook 2007 SP3, 2010 SP1 and SP2, 2013, and 2013 RT does not properly expand metadata contained in S/MIME certificates, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive network configuration and state information via a crafted certificate in an e-mail message, aka "S/MIME AIA Vulnerability."

The weakness was released 11/12/2013 by Alexander Klink with n.runs AG as MS13-094 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at technet.microsoft.com. The public release was coordinated with Microsoft. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2013-3905 since 06/03/2013. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 70852 (MS13-094: Vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook Could Allow Information Disclosure (2894514)), 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 110226 (Microsoft Outlook S/MIME Certificate Metadata Information Disclosure Vulnerability (MS13-094)).

Applying the patch MS13-094 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 X-Force (88385), Tenable (70852), SecurityFocus (BID 63603†), OSVDB (99653†) and Secunia (SA55574†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 70852
Nessus Name: MS13-094: Vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook Could Allow Information Disclosure (2894514)
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OpenVAS ID: 903413
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Outlook Information Disclosure Vulnerability (2894514)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS13-094
Researcher: Alexander Klink
Organization: n.runs AG
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-3905 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-3905
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-11151

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X-Force: 88385
SecurityFocus: 63603
Secunia: 55574 - Microsoft Outlook X.509 S/MIME AIA Information Disclosure Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 99653
Vulnerability Center: 42280 - [MS13-094] Microsoft Outlook Remote Leakage of Information via a Malicious Certificate in an E-mail, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 11/15/2013 14:12
Updated: 12/25/2024 21:59
Changes: 11/15/2013 14:12 (50), 05/15/2017 11:23 (34), 06/02/2021 08:12 (4), 06/02/2021 08:16 (1), 12/25/2024 21:59 (16)
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