Microsoft Internet Explorer 9/10 resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9/10. The impacted element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes resource management. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2013-1312. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9/10 (Web Browser). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 and 10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site that triggers access to a deleted object, aka "Internet Explorer Use After Free Vulnerability."

The weakness was shared 05/14/2013 by Stephen Fewer with ZDI as MS13-037 as confirmed bulletin (Microsoft Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at technet.microsoft.com. The vendor cooperated in the coordination of the public release. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2013-1312 since 01/12/2013. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

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)).

Applying the patch MS13-037 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 12928.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (66412), SecurityFocus (BID 59785†), OSVDB (93297†), Secunia (SA53327†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-39572†). Additional details are provided at nakedsecurity.sophos.com. The entries VDB-7680, VDB-7975, VDB-7977 and VDB-7978 are related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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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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Patch: MS13-037
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS13-037
Researcher: Stephen Fewer
Organization: ZDI
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-1312 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-1312
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-8719

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SecurityFocus: 59785
Secunia: 53327 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 93297 - Microsoft IE CDOMTextNode Use-after-free Arbitrary Code Execution
Vulnerability Center: 39572 - [MS13-037] Microsoft Internet Explorer 9-10 Use-After-Free Vulnerability Allows Remote Code Execution (CVE-2013-1312), Critical

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Created: 05/15/2013 16:14
Updated: 05/11/2021 11:20
Changes: 05/15/2013 16:14 (51), 04/07/2017 15:21 (29), 05/11/2021 11:13 (8), 05/11/2021 11:20 (1)
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