Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 CSS mshtml.dll HandleColumnBreakOnColumnSpanningElement th type conversion

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 11. The affected element is the function Layout::MultiColumnBoxBuilder::HandleColumnBreakOnColumnSpanningElement in the library mshtml.dll of the component CSS Handler. The manipulation of the argument th leads to type conversion. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2017-0037. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 (Web Browser). This issue affects the function Layout::MultiColumnBoxBuilder::HandleColumnBreakOnColumnSpanningElement in the library mshtml.dll of the component CSS Handler. The manipulation of the argument th with an unknown input leads to a type conversion vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-704. The product does not correctly convert an object, resource, or structure from one type to a different type. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 and Microsoft Edge have a type confusion issue in the Layout::MultiColumnBoxBuilder::HandleColumnBreakOnColumnSpanningElement function in mshtml.dll, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving a crafted Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) token sequence and crafted JavaScript code that operates on a TH element.

The bug was discovered 02/23/2017. The weakness was released 02/26/2017 by Ivan Fratric with Google Project Zero (Website). The advisory is shared at bugs.chromium.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-0037 since 09/09/2016. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as attacked. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 97729 (MS17-006: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (4013073)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 91333 (Microsoft Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (MS17-006)). The CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog lists this issue since 03/28/2022 with a due date of 04/18/2022:

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Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (41454), Tenable (97729), SecurityFocus (BID 96088†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1037905†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-97962, VDB-97963, VDB-97964 and VDB-97965. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Type conversion
CWE: CWE-704
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Nessus ID: 97729
Nessus Name: MS17-006: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (4013073)
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OpenVAS ID: 804587
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer Type Confusion Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
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Saint ID: ie_mshtmldll_memory_corruption
Saint Name: Internet Explorer mshtml.dll Memory Corruption Vulnerability

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Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: bugs.chromium.org
Researcher: Ivan Fratric
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-0037 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-0037
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-97301

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SecurityFocus: 96088 - Microsoft Internet Explorer and Edge CVE-2017-0037 Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1037905

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

Created: 02/27/2017 08:24
Updated: 12/24/2024 10:09
Changes: 02/27/2017 08:24 (81), 06/07/2020 12:49 (15), 04/25/2024 06:00 (29), 07/17/2024 01:10 (1), 09/09/2024 22:30 (2), 12/24/2024 10:09 (1)
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