Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 11 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 11. It has been rated as critical. This affects an unknown part. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2013-5048. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 11 (Web Browser). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 11 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-2013-5047.

The issue has been introduced in 03/22/2001. The weakness was released 12/10/2013 with Zero Day Initiative as MS13-097 as confirmed bulletin (Technet) via ZDI (Zero Day Initiative). It is possible to read the advisory at technet.microsoft.com. The public release was coordinated with Microsoft. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2013-5048 since 08/06/2013. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. 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 06/02/2021). 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 4646 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 71312 (MS13-097: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2898785)), 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 100172 (Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (MS13-097)).

Applying the patch MS13-097 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 13384.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (89300), Tenable (71312), SecurityFocus (BID 64119†), OSVDB (100753†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-42531†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-11430, VDB-11432, VDB-11433 and VDB-11434. 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: 71312
Nessus Name: MS13-097: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2898785)
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OpenVAS ID: 903227
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities (2898785)
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Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS13-097
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-5048 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-5048
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-11431

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X-Force: 89300
SecurityFocus: 64119 - Microsoft Internet Explorer CVE-2013-5048 Memory Corruption Vulnerability
OSVDB: 100753
Vulnerability Center: 42531 - [MS13-097] Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 11 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2013-5048), Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 12/11/2013 11:14
Updated: 06/02/2021 22:34
Changes: 12/11/2013 11:14 (81), 04/07/2017 15:25 (9), 06/02/2021 22:34 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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