Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 6 HTML Tag Parser memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 6. Impacted is an unknown function of the component HTML Tag Parser. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2006-1185. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 6 (Web Browser). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown code of the component HTML Tag Parser. 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 summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 through 6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via certain invalid HTML that causes memory corruption.

The weakness was shared 04/11/2006 by Jan P. Monsch with Compass Security Network Computing (CSNC) as MS06-013 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at microsoft.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-1185 since 03/13/2006. 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. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 21210 (MS06-013: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (912812)), 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 100034 (Microsoft Internet Explorer Cumulative Security Update Missing (MS06-013)).

Applying the patch MS06-013 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at windowsupdate.microsoft.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (25542), Tenable (21210), SecurityFocus (BID 17450†), Secunia (SA18957†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1015900†). The entries VDB-2089, VDB-2102, VDB-2110 and VDB-2138 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 21210
Nessus Name: MS06-013: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (912812)
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Patch: MS06-013

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Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS06-013
Researcher: Jan P. Monsch
Organization: Compass Security Network Computing (CSNC)
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-1185 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-1185
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2139

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X-Force: 25542 - Microsoft Internet Explorer HTML parsing code execution
SecurityFocus: 17450 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Invalid HTML Parsing Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 18957 - Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
SecurityTracker: 1015900 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Parsing and State Errors Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vupen: ADV-2006-1318

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/12/2006 16:40
Updated: 01/04/2025 21:57
Changes: 04/12/2006 16:40 (72), 04/07/2017 12:01 (9), 03/12/2021 15:17 (7), 03/12/2021 15:24 (1), 01/04/2025 21:57 (15)
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