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

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6/7/8/9/10. This affects the function removeChild. The manipulation leads to resource management. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2013-0094. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to install a patch to address 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 removeChild. 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 removeChild Use After Free Vulnerability."

The weakness was released 03/12/2013 by Simon Zuckerbraun with Zero Day Initiative as MS13-021 as confirmed bulletin (Microsoft Technet). The advisory is shared at technet.microsoft.com. The public release was coordinated with Microsoft. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2013-0094 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 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 12824.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (82410), Tenable (65210), SecurityFocus (BID 58348†), OSVDB (91145†) and Secunia (SA52520†). scmagazine.com is providing further details. Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-7954, VDB-7955, VDB-7956 and VDB-7957. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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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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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS13-021
Researcher: Simon Zuckerbraun
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-0094 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-0094
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-7961

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X-Force: 82410
SecurityFocus: 58348
Secunia: 52520 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 91145 - Microsoft IE removeChild CHtmlComponentProperty Object Handling Use-after-free Arbitrary Code Execution
SecurityTracker: 1028275 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Use-After-Free Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 38758 - [MS13-021] Internet Explorer 6-10 Remote Code Execution and DoS - CVE-2013-0094, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/13/2013 16:44
Updated: 05/06/2021 09:14
Changes: 03/13/2013 16:44 (54), 04/07/2017 12:18 (33), 05/06/2021 09:11 (8), 05/06/2021 09:14 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:30E:103

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