Microsoft Internet Explorer XMLDOM ActiveX Control resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the component XMLDOM ActiveX Control. This manipulation causes resource management. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2013-7332. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer (Web Browser). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component XMLDOM ActiveX Control. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Microsoft.XMLDOM ActiveX control in Microsoft Windows 8.1 and earlier does not properly detect recursion during entity expansion, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory and CPU consumption) via a crafted XML document containing a large number of nested entity references, a similar issue to CVE-2003-1564.

The weakness was shared 04/23/2013 as Microsoft XMLDOM in IE can divulge information of local drive/network in error messages – XXE as not defined posting (Blog). It is possible to read the advisory at soroush.secproject.com. The vendor was not involved in the public release. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2013-7332 since 02/25/2014. 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. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is possible to download the exploit at 0me.me. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (91485), SecurityFocus (BID 65854†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-43427†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Affected

Microsoft Windows XP/Vista/7/8/8.1

Productinfo

Type

Web Browser

Vendor

Microsoft

Name

Internet Explorer

License

commercial

Support

end of life

Website

Vendor: https://www.microsoft.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9

VulDB Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.9
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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Timelineinfo

04/23/2013 🔍
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02/25/2014 +308 days 🔍
02/26/2014 +1 days 🔍
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