Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 Sandbox memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Sandbox. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2013-2557. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 (Web Browser). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component Sandbox. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The sandbox protection mechanism in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors, as demonstrated against Adobe Flash Player by VUPEN during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2013.

The issue has been introduced in 03/16/2010. The weakness was published 03/07/2013 with VUPEN Security as MS13-037 as not defined tweet (Twitter). The advisory is shared for download at twitter.com. The public release happened without coordination with the vendor. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2013-2557 since 03/10/2013. 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 unknown but a private exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 05/06/2021). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1087 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (82771), SecurityFocus (BID 58561†), OSVDB (91198†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-38841†). Further details are available at h30499.www3.hp.com. Similar entries are available at VDB-7895, VDB-7975, VDB-7977 and VDB-7978. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Access: Private
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

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

CVE: CVE-2013-2557 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-2557
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-7980

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X-Force: 82771
SecurityFocus: 58561
OSVDB: 91198 - Microsoft IE Broker Process Variant Object Handling Sandbox Bypass Arbitrary Code Execution
Vulnerability Center: 38841 - Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 Remote Denial of Service due to Memory Corruption - CVE-2013-2557, Medium

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

Created: 03/14/2013 10:34
Updated: 05/06/2021 11:14
Changes: 03/14/2013 10:34 (51), 04/07/2017 12:03 (13), 05/06/2021 11:06 (7), 05/06/2021 11:14 (2)
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