Microsoft Internet Explorer 6/7 substringData memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6/7. It has been rated as very critical. This affects the function substringData. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2008-1442. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6/7 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. This issue affects the function substringData. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Heap-based buffer overflow in the substringData method in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, related to an unspecified manipulation of a DOM object before a call to this method, aka the "HTML Objects Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

The issue has been introduced in 03/22/2001. The weakness was released 06/10/2008 by Peter Vreugdenhil with ZDI as MS08-031 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-1442 since 03/21/2008. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2637 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 33133 (MS08-031: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (950759)), 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 100058 (Microsoft Internet Explorer Cumulative Security Update (MS08-031)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch MS08-031 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at microsoft.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 6155.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (42692), Tenable (33133), SecurityFocus (BID 29556†), OSVDB (46083†) and Secunia (SA30575†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-3252 and VDB-41747. 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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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 33133
Nessus Name: MS08-031: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (950759)
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OpenVAS ID: 800103
OpenVAS Name: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (950759)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: MS08-031
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS08-031
Researcher: Peter Vreugdenhil
Organization: ZDI
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-1442 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-1442
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3731

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X-Force: 42692
SecurityFocus: 29556 - Microsoft Internet Explorer HTML Objects 'substringData()' Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 30575 - Internet Explorer "substringData()" Memory Corruption Vulnerability, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 46083
SecurityTracker: 1020225
Vulnerability Center: 18589 - [MS08-031] Microsoft Internet Explorer Allows User-Assisted Remote Attackers to Execute Code, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-1778

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/19/2008 15:34
Updated: 03/16/2021 14:53
Changes: 06/19/2008 15:34 (60), 04/07/2017 12:01 (33), 03/16/2021 14:42 (7), 03/16/2021 14:47 (2), 03/16/2021 14:53 (1)
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