Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 11 resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 11 and classified as critical. This affects an unknown function. This manipulation causes resource management. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2015-0031. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 11 (Web Browser). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The issue has been introduced in 03/22/2001. The weakness was released 02/10/2015 by Aniway.Anyway with Zero Day Initiative as MS15-009 as confirmed bulletin (Technet) via ZDI (Zero Day Initiative). The advisory is shared at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-0031 since 11/18/2014. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 5073 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 81262 (MS15-009: Security Update for Internet Explorer (3034682)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 100220 (Microsoft Internet Explorer Cumulative Security Update (MS15-009)).

Applying the patch MS15-009 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at technet.microsoft.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 13980.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (81262), SecurityFocus (BID 72445†), SecurityTracker (ID 1031723†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-48565†). Additional details are provided at isc.sans.edu. Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-68354, VDB-69108, VDB-69109 and VDB-69110. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 81262
Nessus Name: MS15-009: Security Update for Internet Explorer (3034682)
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Patch: MS15-009
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS15-009
Researcher: Aniway.Anyway
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2015-0031 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-0031
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-69121

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SecurityFocus: 72445 - Microsoft Internet Explorer CVE-2015-0031 Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1031723 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Mulitple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Gain Elevated Privileges, and Bypass the ASLR Security Feature
Vulnerability Center: 48565 - [MS15-009] Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability - CVE-2015-0031, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/11/2015 09:33
Updated: 03/09/2022 08:18
Changes: 02/11/2015 09:33 (74), 04/07/2017 12:12 (11), 03/09/2022 08:17 (3), 03/09/2022 08:18 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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