Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 ASLR access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component ASLR. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-0051. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. 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 of the component ASLR. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 allows remote attackers to bypass the ASLR protection mechanism via a crafted web site, aka "Internet Explorer ASLR Bypass Vulnerability."

The issue has been introduced in 03/05/2008. The weakness was disclosed 02/10/2015 by SkyLined as MS15-009 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared at technet.microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-0051 since 11/18/2014. 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 T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2533 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. 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 19404.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (81262), SecurityFocus (BID 72453†), SecurityTracker (ID 1031723†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-48581†). isc.sans.edu is providing further details. The entries VDB-68354, VDB-69108, VDB-69109 and VDB-69110 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Nessus ID: 81262
Nessus Name: MS15-009: Security Update for Internet Explorer (3034682)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS15-009
Researcher: SkyLined
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2015-0051 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-0051
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-69137

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SecurityFocus: 72453 - Microsoft Internet Explorer CVE-2015-0051 ASLR Security Bypass 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: 48581 - [MS15-009] Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote ASLR Bypass Vulnerability - CVE-2015-0051, Medium

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Created: 02/11/2015 09:33
Updated: 12/08/2024 20:56
Changes: 02/11/2015 09:33 (74), 04/07/2017 12:12 (8), 03/10/2022 08:28 (2), 12/08/2024 20:56 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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