Microsoft Windows Time ActiveX Control code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Microsoft Windows. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Time ActiveX Control. This manipulation causes code injection. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2011-3397. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical was found in Microsoft Windows (Operating System) (affected version not known). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component Time ActiveX Control. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Microsoft Time component in DATIME.DLL in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3 and Server 2003 SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site that leverages an unspecified "binary behavior" in Internet Explorer, aka "Microsoft Time Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."

The weakness was disclosed 12/13/2011 with iDefense as MS11-090 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2011-3397 since 09/09/2011. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/06/2025). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 902598 , which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 90761 (Microsoft Cumulative Security Update of ActiveX Kill Bits (MS11-090)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch MS11-090 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at technet.microsoft.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (902598) and Secunia (SA47099†). The entry VDB-4476 is pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.5

VulDB Base Score: 10.0
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Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 902598
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OpenVAS ID: 902598
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Windows Time Component Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (2618451)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: MS11-090

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09/09/2011 🔍
12/13/2011 +95 days 🔍
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12/19/2011 +5 days 🔍
01/06/2025 +4767 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS11-090
Organization: iDefense
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2011-3397 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-3397
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-4447

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Secunia: 47099 - Microsoft Time ActiveX Control Use-After-Free Vulnerability, Highly Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 12/19/2011 01:00
Updated: 01/06/2025 07:33
Changes: 12/19/2011 01:00 (50), 02/09/2018 13:49 (25), 01/06/2025 07:33 (18)
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Cache ID: 216:D2F:103

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