Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 MSHTML CEditAdorner::Detach memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 10. It has been declared as critical. The affected element is the function CEditAdorner::Detach of the component MSHTML. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2013-3120. The attack can be launched remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 (Web Browser). Affected by this issue is the function CEditAdorner::Detach of the component MSHTML. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site, aka "Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-3118 and CVE-2013-3125.

The issue has been introduced in 04/12/2011. The weakness was disclosed 06/11/2013 by Berend-Jan Wever (SkyLined) as MS13-047 as confirmed advisory (Website) via ZDI (Zero Day Initiative). The advisory is shared for download at technet.microsoft.com. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with the vendor. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2013-3120 since 04/17/2013. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 791 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 66863 (MS13-047: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2838727)), 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 100150 (Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (MS13-047)).

Applying the patch MS13-047 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 12966.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (66863), SecurityFocus (BID 60394†), OSVDB (94114†), Secunia (SA53728†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-39963†). support.microsoft.com is providing further details. The entries VDB-9083, VDB-9084, VDB-9085 and VDB-9086 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 66863
Nessus Name: MS13-047: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2838727)
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OpenVAS ID: 903309
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities (2838727)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS13-047
Researcher: Berend-Jan Wever (SkyLined)
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-3120 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-3120
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-9092

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SecurityFocus: 60394
Secunia: 53728 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 94114 - Microsoft IE CSelectedControlAdorner Object Handling Use-After-Free Arbitrary Code Execution
Vulnerability Center: 39963 - [MS13-047] Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 Memory Corruption Vulnerability (CVE-2013-3120), Critical

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

Created: 06/12/2013 10:31
Updated: 04/27/2025 16:56
Changes: 06/12/2013 10:31 (61), 04/07/2017 12:03 (29), 05/14/2021 16:53 (1), 05/14/2021 17:00 (7), 05/14/2021 17:07 (1), 04/27/2025 16:56 (22)
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