Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8. It has been classified as critical. This impacts an unknown function. The manipulation leads to code injection. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2010-1260. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 (Web Browser). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The IE8 Developer Toolbar in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 SP1, SP2, and SP3 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by accessing an object that (1) was not properly initialized or (2) is deleted, leading to memory corruption, aka "HTML Element Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

The issue has been introduced in 03/05/2008. The weakness was presented 06/08/2010 as MS10-035 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared at technet.microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2010-1260. 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. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 825 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 46842 , 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 100082 (Microsoft Internet Explorer Cumulative Security Update (MS10-035 and KB980088)).

Applying the patch MS10-035 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at technet.microsoft.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (58871), Tenable (46842), SecurityFocus (BID 40414†), OSVDB (65213†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-25992†). See VDB-4080, VDB-4137, VDB-53515 and VDB-53514 for similar entries. 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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Nessus ID: 46842
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OpenVAS ID: 902191
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities (982381)
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Recommended: Patch
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Patch: MS10-035
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS10-035
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-1260 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-1260
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-53513

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X-Force: 58871
SecurityFocus: 40414
OSVDB: 65213
Vulnerability Center: 25992 - [MS10-035] Microsoft Internet Explorer Developer Toolbar Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 12:22
Updated: 10/21/2024 22:14
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 (47), 04/07/2017 12:09 (21), 09/15/2021 06:42 (3), 09/15/2021 06:56 (7), 09/15/2021 07:10 (1), 10/21/2024 22:14 (26)
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Cache ID: 216:0C2:103

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