Microsoft Internet Explorer 7/8/9 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Microsoft Internet Explorer 7/8/9. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2011-1963. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 7/8/9 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality. 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:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 through 9 does not properly handle objects in memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by accessing an object that (1) was not properly initialized or (2) is deleted, aka "XSLT Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

The weakness was shared 08/10/2011 as MS11-057 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is available at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2011-1963. 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 vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 55787 , 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 100105 (Microsoft Internet Explorer Cumulative Security Update (MS11-057)).

Applying the patch MS11-057 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at technet.microsoft.com. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 11266.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (68821), Tenable (55787), SecurityFocus (BID 49037†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-32645†). The entries VDB-2069, VDB-4383, VDB-56786 and VDB-58235 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: 55787
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OpenVAS ID: 902613
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities (2559049)
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Patch: MS11-057
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS11-057
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2011-1963 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-1963
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-58234

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X-Force: 68821
SecurityFocus: 49037
Vulnerability Center: 32645 - [MS11-057] Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0, 8, and 9 Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 11/17/2021 14:14
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (44), 04/07/2017 12:10 (23), 11/17/2021 14:12 (1), 11/17/2021 14:13 (7), 11/17/2021 14:14 (1)
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