Microsoft Internet Explorer 9/10/11 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9/10/11. The impacted element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-0978. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9/10/11 (Web Browser). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown code. 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.

The bug was discovered 06/12/2018. The weakness was published 06/12/2018 with ING Tech Poland as confirmed security update guide (Website). The advisory is shared at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. The public release has been coordinated with Microsoft. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-0978 since 12/01/2017. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/22/2023). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future. The advisory points out:

A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Internet Explorer improperly accesses objects in memory. The vulnerability could corrupt memory in such a way that an attacker could execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the current user. If the current user is logged on with administrative user rights, the attacker could take control of an affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 110487 (KB4284835: Windows 10 Version 1803 and Windows Server Version 1803 June 2018 Security Update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 100337 (Microsoft Internet Explorer Security Update for June 2018).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (110487) and SecurityFocus (BID 104364†). Similar entries are available at VDB-119431, VDB-119432, VDB-119433 and VDB-119434. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 110487
Nessus Name: KB4284835: Windows 10 Version 1803 and Windows Server Version 1803 June 2018 Security Update
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: portal.msrc.microsoft.com
Organization: ING Tech Poland
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-0978 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-0978
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-119445

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SecurityFocus: 104364 - Microsoft Internet Explorer CVE-2018-0978 Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1041099

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/13/2018 18:25
Updated: 03/22/2023 18:29
Changes: 06/13/2018 18:25 (86), 02/18/2020 19:06 (6), 03/22/2023 18:29 (5)
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