Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 10 code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6/7/8/9/10. It has been rated as critical. Affected is an unknown function. This manipulation causes code injection. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2013-3153. The attack requires access to the local network. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6/7/8/9/10 (Web Browser). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 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-2013-3148.

The weakness was published 07/09/2013 by e6af8de8b1d4b2b6d5ba2610cbf9cd38 as ms13-jul as confirmed bulletin (Technet) via Zero Day Initiative (ZDI). It is possible to read the advisory at technet.microsoft.com. The public release has been coordinated with Microsoft. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2013-3153 since 04/17/2013. The attack needs to approached within the local network. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 67212 (MS13-055: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2846071)), 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 100157 (Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (MS13-055)).

Applying the patch MS13-JUL 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 13036.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (28187), Tenable (67212), SecurityFocus (BID 60960†), OSVDB (94978†) and Secunia (SA54060†). Similar entries are available at VDB-9399, VDB-9400, VDB-9401 and VDB-9402. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Nessus ID: 67212
Nessus Name: MS13-055: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2846071)
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OpenVAS ID: 903314
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities (2846071)
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Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: ms13-jul
Researcher: e6af8de8b1d4b2b6d5ba2610cbf9cd38
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-3153 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-3153
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-9415

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SecurityFocus: 60960
Secunia: 54060 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities, Extremely Critical
OSVDB: 94978 - Microsoft IE RemoveSplice Use-after-free Arbitrary Code Execution
Vulnerability Center: 40412 - [MS13-055] Microsoft Internet Explorer 6-10 Memory Corruption Vulnerability Allows Remote Code Execution \\ DoS - CVE-2013-3153, Critical

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

Created: 07/10/2013 16:14
Updated: 06/25/2025 05:38
Changes: 07/10/2013 16:14 (51), 04/07/2017 12:03 (34), 05/18/2021 10:05 (8), 05/18/2021 10:11 (2), 05/18/2021 10:16 (1), 06/25/2025 05:38 (23)
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Committer: olku
Cache ID: 216::103

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