Microsoft Internet Explorer 9/10/11 Scripting Engine memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9/10/11. This affects an unknown part of the component Scripting Engine. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-0040. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9/10/11 (Web Browser). Affected is an unknown part of the component Scripting Engine. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 03/14/2017. The weakness was presented 03/14/2017 by Scott Bell with Security-Assessment.com as MS17-006 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared for download at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-0040 since 09/09/2016. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 12/24/2024). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.

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)).

Applying the patch MS17-006 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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (97729), SecurityFocus (BID 96094†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1038008†). See VDB-97301, VDB-97962, VDB-97963 and VDB-97964 for similar entries. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 97729
Nessus Name: MS17-006: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (4013073)
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OpenVAS ID: 802074
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities (4013073)
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Patch: MS17-006

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS17-006
Researcher: Scott Bell
Organization: Security-Assessment.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-0040 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-0040
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-97968

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SecurityFocus: 96094 - Microsoft Internet Explorer CVE-2017-0040 Scripting Engine Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-0040 - MS17-006 - Microsoft - Internet Explorer - Memory Corruption Issue
SecurityTracker: 1038008

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/15/2017 10:57
Updated: 12/24/2024 10:34
Changes: 03/15/2017 10:57 (85), 09/07/2020 08:29 (2), 12/24/2024 10:34 (17)
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Cache ID: 216:DC4:103

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