Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 8 CTreeNode resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 8. This impacts the function CTreeNode. The manipulation results in resource management. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2013-1288. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 8 (Web Browser). It has been classified as critical. Affected is the function CTreeNode. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site that triggers access to a deleted object, aka "Internet Explorer CTreeNode Use After Free Vulnerability."

The weakness was disclosed 03/12/2013 by Gen Chen and Qihoo 360 Security Center with VenusTech & Qihoo 360 Security Center as MS13-021 as confirmed bulletin (Microsoft Technet). The advisory is available at technet.microsoft.com. The vendor was not involved in the coordination of the public release. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2013-1288 since 01/12/2013. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

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 12845.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (65210), SecurityFocus (BID 58437†), OSVDB (91146†), Secunia (SA52520†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1028275†). Further details are available at scmagazine.com. The entries VDB-7954, VDB-7955, VDB-7956 and VDB-7957 are pretty similar. 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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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS13-021
Researcher: Gen Chen , Qihoo 360 Security Center
Organization: VenusTech & Qihoo 360 Security Center
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2013-1288 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-1288
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-7962

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SecurityFocus: 58437
Secunia: 52520 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 91146 - Microsoft IE CTreeNode Unspecified Use-after-free Arbitrary Code Execution
SecurityTracker: 1028275 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Use-After-Free Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 38760 - [MS13-021] Internet Explorer 8 Remote Code Execution and DoS - CVE-2013-1288, Critical

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Created: 03/13/2013 16:44
Updated: 05/06/2021 09:25
Changes: 03/13/2013 16:44 (53), 04/07/2017 12:03 (32), 05/06/2021 09:16 (8), 05/06/2021 09:21 (2), 05/06/2021 09:25 (1)
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