Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6. It has been declared as critical. Affected is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2009-2501. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 (Web Browser). It has been declared as very critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Heap-based buffer overflow in GDI+ in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1, Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Office XP SP3, Office 2003 SP3, 2007 Microsoft Office System SP1 and SP2, Office Project 2002 SP1, Visio 2002 SP2, Office Word Viewer, Word Viewer 2003 Gold and SP3, Office Excel Viewer 2003 Gold and SP3, Office Excel Viewer, Office PowerPoint Viewer 2007 Gold, SP1, and SP2, Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats SP1 and SP2, Expression Web, Expression Web 2, Groove 2007 Gold and SP1, Works 8.5, SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services SP2, SQL Server 2005 SP2 and SP3, Report Viewer 2005 SP1, Report Viewer 2008 Gold and SP1, and Forefront Client Security 1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PNG image file, aka "GDI+ PNG Heap Overflow Vulnerability."

The weakness was shared 10/14/2009 (Website). The advisory is available at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability was named CVE-2009-2501. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/18/2024). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.

It is declared as attacked. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 72908 (MS09-062: Vulnerabilities in GDI+ Could Allow Remote Code Execution (957488) (uncredentialed check)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 90551 (Microsoft Windows GDI+ Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (MS09-062)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 8643.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (53533), Zero-Day.cz (160), Tenable (72908), SecurityFocus (BID 36645†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-23750†). The entries VDB-4051, VDB-50451, VDB-50449 and VDB-50448 are related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 72908
Nessus Name: MS09-062: Vulnerabilities in GDI+ Could Allow Remote Code Execution (957488) (uncredentialed check)
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OpenVAS ID: 900878
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Products GDI Plus Code Execution Vulnerabilities (957488)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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07/17/2009 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2009-2501 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-2501
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-50434

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X-Force: 53533
SecurityFocus: 36645
Vulnerability Center: 23750 - [MS09-062] Microsoft GDI+ Heap Overflow Remote Code Execution via a PNG Image File, Critical

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

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 07/18/2024 21:32
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (41), 05/07/2019 12:43 (31), 08/23/2021 18:24 (1), 08/23/2021 18:32 (7), 08/23/2021 18:41 (1), 07/18/2024 21:32 (20)
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