Microsoft Internet Explorer 6/7/8 Deleted Objects resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6/7/8. Affected is an unknown function of the component Deleted Objects Handler. This manipulation causes resource management. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2009-1917. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6/7/8 (Web Browser). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component Deleted Objects Handler. 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1; Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP SP2 and SP3 and Server 2003 SP2; and Internet Explorer 7 and 8 for Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP2, Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2, and Server 2008 Gold and SP2 do not properly handle attempts to access deleted objects in memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document that triggers memory corruption, aka "Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

The weakness was presented 07/28/2009 by Peter Vreugdenhil with iDefense as MS09-034 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at microsoft.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-1917 since 06/04/2009. 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.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 40407 (MS09-034: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (972260)), 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 90513 (Microsoft Internet Explorer Cumulative Security Update (MS09-034)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch MS09-034 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 8357.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (52049), Tenable (40407), SecurityFocus (BID 35831†), OSVDB (56693†) and Secunia (SA35962†). See VDB-4004 and VDB-49197 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 40407
Nessus Name: MS09-034: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (972260)
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OpenVAS ID: 900906
OpenVAS Name: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (972260)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: MS09-034
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS09-034
Researcher: Peter Vreugdenhil
Organization: iDefense
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-1917 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-1917
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-4003

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X-Force: 52049
SecurityFocus: 35831
Secunia: 35962 - Internet Explorer Three Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 56693
SecurityTracker: 1022611
Vulnerability Center: 22985 - [MS09-034] Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 - 8 Memory Corruption Remote Code Execution Vulnerability, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2009-2033

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/31/2009 17:09
Updated: 03/17/2021 11:53
Changes: 07/31/2009 17:09 (59), 04/07/2017 12:02 (32), 03/17/2021 11:43 (8), 03/17/2021 11:49 (2), 03/17/2021 11:53 (1)
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