Microsoft Internet Explorer 6/7/8/9/10 Sandbox use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6/7/8/9/10. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Sandbox. The manipulation leads to use after free. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2013-2551. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6/7/8/9/10 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Sandbox. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. 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, as demonstrated by VUPEN during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2013, aka "Internet Explorer Use After Free Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-1308 and CVE-2013-1309.

The issue has been introduced in 04/12/2011. The weakness was shared 03/06/2013 with VUPEN Security as MS13-037 as not defined tweet (Twitter). It is possible to read the advisory at twitter.com. The vendor was not involved in the public release. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2013-2551 since 03/10/2013. 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 unknown but a public exploit is available.

After 4 months, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as attacked. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 694 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 66412 (MS13-037: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2829530)), 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 100147 (Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (MS13-037)). The CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog lists this issue since 03/28/2022 with a due date of 04/18/2022:

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Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published 3 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (26175), Tenable (66412), OSVDB (91197†) and Secunia (SA53327†). h30499.www3.hp.com is providing further details. The entries VDB-7680, VDB-7895, VDB-7975 and VDB-7977 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Access: Public
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Nessus ID: 66412
Nessus Name: MS13-037: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2829530)
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OpenVAS ID: 903307
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Use After Free Vulnerabilities (2829530)
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Saint ID: exploit_info/ie_vml_dashstyle_int_overflow
Saint Name: Internet Explorer VML Dashstyle Attributes Integer Overflow

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MetaSploit ID: ms13_037_svg_dashstyle.rb
MetaSploit Name: MS13-037 Microsoft Internet Explorer COALineDashStyleArray Integer Overflow
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Suricata ID: 2017601
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03/06/2013 +694 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS13-037
Organization: VUPEN Security
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2013-2551 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-2551
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-7979

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Secunia: 53327 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 91197 - Microsoft IE vml.dll Vector Graphic Property Handling Integer Overflow

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/14/2013 10:33
Updated: 09/09/2024 22:30
Changes: 03/14/2013 10:33 (59), 04/07/2017 12:03 (28), 05/06/2021 10:54 (7), 05/06/2021 11:00 (1), 04/24/2024 18:51 (23), 07/09/2024 21:26 (12), 09/09/2024 22:30 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:FDA:103

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