Microsoft Internet Explorer 6/7/8/9/10 vtable resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6/7/8/9/10. It has been rated as critical. This vulnerability affects the function vtable. The manipulation leads to resource management. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2013-0021. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6/7/8/9/10 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. This issue affects the function vtable. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site that triggers access to a deleted object, aka "Internet Explorer vtable Use After Free Vulnerability."

The weakness was disclosed 02/12/2013 as MS13-009 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at technet.microsoft.com. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with Microsoft. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2013-0021 since 11/27/2012. 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. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 64570 (MS13-009: Security Update for Internet Explorer (2792100)), 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 100136 (Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (MS13-009)).

Applying the patch KB2792100 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 12767.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (81626), Tenable (64570), SecurityFocus (BID 57846†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-38380†). blog.spiderlabs.com is providing further details. The entries VDB-7661, VDB-7676, VDB-7642 and VDB-7646 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 64570
Nessus Name: MS13-009: Security Update for Internet Explorer (2792100)
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OpenVAS ID: 903300
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities (2792100)
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Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS13-009
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-0021 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-0021
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-7637

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X-Force: 81626
SecurityFocus: 57846
Vulnerability Center: 38380 - [MS13-009] Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 Through 10 vtable Use After Free Vulnerability, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/13/2013 01:25
Updated: 05/04/2021 17:36
Changes: 02/13/2013 01:25 (50), 04/07/2017 12:18 (26), 05/04/2021 17:22 (8), 05/04/2021 17:29 (2), 05/04/2021 17:36 (2)
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