Microsoft Internet Explorer 6/7/8 race condition

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6/7/8. Impacted is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in race condition. This vulnerability was named CVE-2011-1257. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6/7/8 (Web Browser). This affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a race condition vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-362. The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Race condition in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via vectors involving access to an object, aka "Window Open Race Condition Vulnerability."

The weakness was presented 07/26/2011 as MS11-057 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at microsoft.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2011-1257 since 03/04/2011. 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.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 55787 (MS11-057: Critical Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2559049)), 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 100105 (Microsoft Internet Explorer Cumulative Security Update (MS11-057)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch MS11-057 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. A possible mitigation has been published 2 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 11527.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (68823), Tenable (55787), SecurityFocus (BID 48994†), Secunia (SA45169†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-32638†). See VDB-2069, VDB-4398, VDB-56786 and VDB-58235 for similar entries. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Race condition
CWE: CWE-362
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Nessus ID: 55787
Nessus Name: MS11-057: Critical Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2559049)
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OpenVAS ID: 902613
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities (2559049)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: MS11-057
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS11-057
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2011-1257 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-1257
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-4383

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X-Force: 68823
SecurityFocus: 48994
Secunia: 45169 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
Vulnerability Center: 32638 - [MS11-057] Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0-8 Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability, Medium

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Created: 08/19/2011 02:00
Updated: 03/19/2021 12:48
Changes: 08/19/2011 02:00 (54), 04/07/2017 12:02 (29), 03/19/2021 12:45 (8), 03/19/2021 12:48 (1)
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