Microsoft Internet Explorer 6/7/8/9 Printing code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6/7/8/9. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Printing. This manipulation causes code injection. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2012-0168. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6/7/8/9 (Web Browser). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Printing. 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:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 9 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document that is not properly handled during a "Print table of links" print operation, aka "Print Feature Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."

The weakness was released 04/10/2012 by linx2008 with AISec as MS12-023 as confirmed knowledge base article (Website). The advisory is shared at technet.microsoft.com. The public release was coordinated with Microsoft. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-0168 since 12/13/2011. The attack can be launched remotely. The successful exploitation needs a single authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but a private exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 58655 (MS12-023: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2675157)), 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 100113 (Microsoft Internet Explorer Cumulative Security Update (MS12-023)).

Applying the patch MS12-023 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at technet.microsoft.com. The problem might be mitigated by replacing the product with Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Opera as an alternative. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be patching the affected component. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (74379), Tenable (58655), SecurityFocus (BID 52889†), OSVDB (81126†) and Secunia (SA48724†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-5042, VDB-5044, VDB-5045 and VDB-5043. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Access: Private
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Nessus ID: 58655
Nessus Name: MS12-023: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2675157)
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OpenVAS ID: 902670
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities (2675157)
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Recommended: Patch
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Patch: MS12-023
Alternative: Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Opera

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS12-023
Researcher: linx2008
Organization: AISec
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-0168 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-0168
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-5041

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X-Force: 74379 - Microsoft Internet Explorer HTML page code execution, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 52889 - Microsoft Internet Explorer CVE-2012-0168 Print Feature Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 48724 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 81126 - Microsoft IE Print Feature HTML Page Printing Remote Code Execution
SecurityTracker: 1026901 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 34835 - [MS12-023] Microsoft Internet Explorer 6-9 Print Feature Remote Code Execution Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/11/2012 13:34
Updated: 03/22/2021 15:42
Changes: 04/11/2012 13:34 (55), 04/07/2017 12:02 (36), 03/22/2021 15:37 (8), 03/22/2021 15:42 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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