Microsoft Internet Explorer 8/9/10/11 VBScript Engine resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8/9/10/11. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component VBScript Engine. This manipulation causes resource management. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-0032. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8/9/10/11 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component VBScript Engine. 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 03/05/2008. The weakness was shared 03/10/2015 by David Leo with Deusen as MS15-018 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-0032 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. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2561 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 81734 (MS15-019: Vulnerability in VBScript Scripting Engine Could Allow Remote Code Execution (3040297)), 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 100227 (Microsoft Internet Explorer Cumulative Security Update (MS15-018)).

Applying the patch MS15-018 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 19545.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (81734), SecurityFocus (BID 72489†), SecurityTracker (ID 1031888†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-48962†). The entries VDB-73938, VDB-73940, VDB-73941 and VDB-73942 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 81734
Nessus Name: MS15-019: Vulnerability in VBScript Scripting Engine Could Allow Remote Code Execution (3040297)
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Patch: MS15-018
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS15-018
Researcher: David Leo
Organization: Deusen
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2015-0032 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-0032
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-73939

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SecurityFocus: 72489 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Same Origin Policy Security Bypass Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1031888 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Mulitple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 48962 - [MS15-018, MS15-019] Microsoft Internet Explorer 8-11 Remote Code Execution due to VBScript Memory Corruption, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 09:47
Updated: 04/12/2022 20:22
Changes: 03/11/2015 09:47 (69), 04/07/2017 12:12 (14), 04/12/2022 20:14 (3), 04/12/2022 20:22 (1)
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