Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01/6/7/8 Table code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01/6/7/8. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Table Handler. Such manipulation leads to code injection. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2009-1918. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01/6/7/8 (Web Browser). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component Table Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4 and 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 table operations, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document that triggers memory corruption by adding malformed elements to an empty DIV element, related to the getElementsByTagName method, aka "HTML Objects Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

The weakness was shared 07/28/2009 by Wushi Ling with team509 as MS09-034 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared for download at microsoft.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2009-1918 since 06/04/2009. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. 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. 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 8360.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (52050), Tenable (40407), SecurityFocus (BID 35826†), Secunia (SA35962†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1022611†). The entries VDB-4003 and VDB-49197 are related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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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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06/04/2009 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS09-034
Researcher: Wushi Ling
Organization: team509
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-1918 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-1918
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-4004

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X-Force: 52050
SecurityFocus: 35826 - Microsoft Internet Explorer HTML Table Object Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 35962 - Internet Explorer Three Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
SecurityTracker: 1022611 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 22983 - [MS09-034] Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0.1 HTML Table Remote Code Execution or DoS Vulnerability, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2009-2033

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/31/2009 17:09
Updated: 04/09/2025 20:14
Changes: 07/31/2009 17:09 (58), 04/07/2017 12:02 (30), 03/17/2021 11:57 (8), 03/17/2021 12:01 (2), 03/17/2021 12:06 (1), 04/09/2025 20:14 (16)
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