Microsoft Internet Explorer 6/7 resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6/7 and classified as very critical. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to resource management. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2010-0806. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6/7 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Use-after-free vulnerability in the Peer Objects component (aka iepeers.dll) in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, 6 SP1, and 7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving access to an invalid pointer after the deletion of an object, as exploited in the wild in March 2010, aka "Uninitialized Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

The issue has been introduced in 03/22/2001. The weakness was released 03/09/2010 with 0-Day as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2010-0806 since 03/02/2010. 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 are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is available at packetstormsecurity.com. It is declared as attacked. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3274 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 800176 (MS Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (981374)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family General. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 100083 (Microsoft Internet Explorer Cumulative Security Update (MS10-018 and KB981374)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch 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 9577.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (56772), Zero-Day.cz (88), Tenable (800176), SecurityFocus (BID 38615†) and OSVDB (62810†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-52508, VDB-52507, VDB-52506 and VDB-52505. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Attacked
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Nessus ID: 800176
Nessus Name: MS Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (981374)
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OpenVAS ID: 800176
OpenVAS Name: MS Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (981374)
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Saint ID: exploit_info/ie_iepeers_useafterfree
Saint Name: Internet Explorer iepeers.dll use-after-free vulnerability

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MetaSploit ID: ms10_018_ie_behaviors.rb
MetaSploit Name: MS10-018 Microsoft Internet Explorer DHTML Behaviors Use After Free
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: microsoft.com
Suricata ID: 2010931
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Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: microsoft.com
Organization: 0-Day
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-0806 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-0806
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-4091

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X-Force: 56772 - Microsoft Internet Explorer use-after-free code execution, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 38615
Secunia: 38860 - Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities, Extremely Critical
OSVDB: 62810
Vulnerability Center: 25040 - [MS10-018] Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution or DoS Vulnerability, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2010-0567

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2010 16:19
Updated: 01/05/2025 22:20
Changes: 03/11/2010 16:19 (58), 04/07/2017 12:02 (45), 03/17/2021 18:23 (8), 03/17/2021 18:26 (2), 06/10/2024 08:10 (17), 07/18/2024 13:15 (9), 01/05/2025 22:20 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:1ED:103

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