Microsoft Internet Explorer 8/9/10 code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8/9/10. This affects an unknown part. Executing a manipulation can lead to code injection. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2013-3163. The attacker needs to be present on the local network. In addition, an exploit is available. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8/9/10 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown part. 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. CVE summarizes:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 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-2013-3144 and CVE-2013-3151.

The weakness was presented 07/09/2013 by Jose Antonio Vazquez Gonzalez with iDEFENSE Labs as ms13-jul as confirmed bulletin (Technet) via iDefense. The advisory is available at technet.microsoft.com. The public release was coordinated in cooperation with the vendor. This vulnerability was named CVE-2013-3163 since 04/17/2013. The attack needs to be done within the local network. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as attacked. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $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)). This issue was added on 03/30/2023 to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog with a due date of 04/20/2023:

The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.

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 13041.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (28187), Zero-Day.cz (42), Tenable (67212), SecurityFocus (BID 60960†) and OSVDB (94981†). See VDB-9399, VDB-9400, VDB-9401 and VDB-9402 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Access: Public
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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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Saint ID: exploit_info/ie_uaf_memory_corruption_ms13055
Saint Name: Internet Explorer Use-After-Free Memory Corruption (MS13-055)

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MetaSploit ID: ms13_055_canchor.rb
MetaSploit Name: MS13-055 Microsoft Internet Explorer CAnchorElement Use-After-Free
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Patch: MS13-JUL
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: ms13-jul
Researcher: Jose Antonio Vazquez Gonzalez
Organization: iDEFENSE Labs
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-3163 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-3163
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-9418

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SecurityFocus: 60960
Secunia: 54060 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities, Extremely Critical
OSVDB: 94981 - Microsoft IE CBlockElements Handling Use-after-free Arbitrary Code Execution
Vulnerability Center: 40415 - [MS13-055] Microsoft Internet Explorer 8-10 Memory Corruption Vulnerability Allows Remote Code Execution \\ DoS - CVE-2013-3163, Critical

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

Created: 07/10/2013 16:27
Updated: 04/22/2026 13:10
Changes: 07/10/2013 16:27 (52), 04/07/2017 12:03 (43), 05/18/2021 10:45 (8), 05/18/2021 10:50 (2), 05/18/2021 10:56 (1), 04/28/2024 10:43 (25), 06/28/2024 21:59 (12), 07/14/2024 02:40 (2), 09/09/2024 22:30 (1), 06/24/2025 11:24 (3), 04/22/2026 13:10 (11)
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Committer: olku
Cache ID: 216::103

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