Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 8 code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 8. This vulnerability affects unknown code. The manipulation leads to code injection. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2013-3164. Access to the local network is required for this attack to succeed. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 8 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 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."

The weakness was shared 07/09/2013 by Scott Bell with Security-Assessment.com as ms13-jul as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at technet.microsoft.com. The vendor cooperated in the coordination of the public release. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2013-3164 since 04/17/2013. The attack needs to be initiated within the local network. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. 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.

The exploit is available 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 13040.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (28187), Tenable (67212), SecurityFocus (BID 60960†), OSVDB (94982†) and Secunia (SA54060†). The entries VDB-9399, VDB-9400, VDB-9401 and VDB-9402 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality 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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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: ms13-jul
Researcher: Scott Bell
Organization: Security-Assessment.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-3164 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-3164
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-9419

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SecurityFocus: 60960
Secunia: 54060 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities, Extremely Critical
OSVDB: 94982 - Microsoft IE Unspecified Memory Corruption (2013-3164)
Vulnerability Center: 40416 - [MS13-055] Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 Memory Corruption Vulnerability Allows Remote Code Execution \\ DoS - CVE-2013-3164, Critical

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

Created: 07/10/2013 16:30
Updated: 06/24/2025 04:26
Changes: 07/10/2013 16:30 (52), 04/07/2017 12:03 (34), 05/18/2021 11:02 (8), 05/18/2021 11:07 (2), 05/18/2021 11:16 (1), 06/24/2025 04:26 (23)
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Committer: olku
Cache ID: 216::103

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