Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 10 OnResize resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6/7/8/9/10. Affected by this issue is the function OnResize. Executing a manipulation can lead to resource management. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2013-0087. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6/7/8/9/10 (Web Browser). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects the function OnResize. 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. CVE summarizes:

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 OnResize Use After Free Vulnerability."

The bug was discovered 06/29/2010. The weakness was shared 03/12/2013 by Arseniy Akuney with TELUS Security Labs Vulnerability Research Team as MS13-021 as confirmed bulletin (Microsoft Technet). The advisory is available at technet.microsoft.com. The vendor cooperated in the coordination of the public release. This vulnerability was named CVE-2013-0087 since 11/27/2012. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 987 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 65210 (MS13-021: Security Update for Internet Explorer (2809289)), 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 100142 (Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (MS13-021)).

Applying the patch MS13-021 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 12822.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (82402), Tenable (65210), SecurityFocus (BID 58341†), OSVDB (91138†) and Secunia (SA52520†). Additional details are provided at scmagazine.com. The entries VDB-7955, VDB-7956, VDB-7957 and VDB-7958 are related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 65210
Nessus Name: MS13-021: Security Update for Internet Explorer (2809289)
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OpenVAS ID: 903303
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Use After Free Vulnerabilities (2809289)
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Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS13-021
Researcher: Arseniy Akuney
Organization: TELUS Security Labs Vulnerability Research Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-0087 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-0087
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-7954

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X-Force: 82402
SecurityFocus: 58341
Secunia: 52520 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 91138 - Microsoft IE OnResize / OnMove CElement::EnsureRecalcNotify() Function Use-after-free Arbitrary Code Execution
SecurityTracker: 1028275 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Use-After-Free Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 38740 - [MS13-021] Internet Explorer 6-10 Remote Code Execution and DoS - CVE-2013-0087, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/13/2013 16:30
Updated: 05/06/2021 08:33
Changes: 03/13/2013 16:30 (56), 04/07/2017 12:18 (34), 05/06/2021 08:31 (8), 05/06/2021 08:33 (1)
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