Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 CTreeNode resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component CTreeNode Handler. This manipulation causes resource management. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-4775. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 (Web Browser). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component CTreeNode Handler. 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 summary by CVE is:

Use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site, aka "CTreeNode Use After Free Vulnerability."

The issue has been introduced in 03/16/2010. The weakness was shared 11/13/2012 by Cheng-da Tsai, Sung-ting Tsai and Ming-Chieh Pan with Trend Micro as MS12-071 as confirmed bulletin (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at technet.microsoft.com. The vendor cooperated in the coordination of the public release. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-4775 since 09/06/2012. 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. Technical details are unknown but a private exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 973 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 62903 (MS12-071: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2761451)), 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 100124 (Microsoft Internet Explorer Cumulative Security Update (MS12-071)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch KB2761451 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at technet.microsoft.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (62903), SecurityFocus (BID 56422†), OSVDB (87256†), Secunia (SA51202†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1027749†). The entries VDB-6920, VDB-6921 and VDB-6922 are related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Access: Private
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 62903
Nessus Name: MS12-071: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2761451)
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OpenVAS ID: 902932
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Use-After-Free Vulnerabilities (2761451)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: KB2761451

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03/16/2010 🔍
09/06/2012 +905 days 🔍
11/13/2012 +67 days 🔍
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11/15/2012 +2 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS12-071
Researcher: Cheng-da Tsai, Sung-ting Tsai , Ming-Chieh Pan
Organization: Trend Micro
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-4775 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-4775
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-6919

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SecurityFocus: 56422 - Microsoft Internet Explorer CTreeNode Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 51202 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Use-After-Free Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 87256 - Microsoft IE CTreeNode Deleted Object Handling Use-after-free Arbitrary Code Execution
SecurityTracker: 1027749 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Use-After-Free Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code

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

Created: 11/15/2012 09:43
Updated: 01/17/2025 00:14
Changes: 11/15/2012 09:43 (58), 04/07/2017 12:02 (21), 04/19/2021 09:29 (8), 04/19/2021 09:34 (2), 04/19/2021 09:38 (1), 01/17/2025 00:14 (26)
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