Microsoft Edge type conversion

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Microsoft Edge. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation leads to type conversion. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2017-0037. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Edge (Web Browser) (version now known). This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation 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 10 and 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 published 03/14/2017 by Ivan Fratric with Google Project Zero as MS17-007 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared at technet.microsoft.com. 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 are unknown but a public exploit is available.

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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Applying the patch MS17-007 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 Exploit-DB (41454), Tenable (97729), SecurityFocus (BID 96088†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1037905†). Similar entries are available at VDB-97301, VDB-97962, VDB-97963 and VDB-97964. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Type conversion
CWE: CWE-704
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Access: Public
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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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Patch: MS17-007

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS17-007
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-100-97985

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SecurityFocus: 96088 - Microsoft Internet Explorer and Edge CVE-2017-0037 Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-0037 - MS17-006, MS17-007 - Microsoft - Multiple Products - Memory Corruption Issue
SecurityTracker: 1037905

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

Created: 03/15/2017 11:18
Updated: 12/24/2024 10:09
Changes: 03/15/2017 11:18 (81), 09/07/2020 09:30 (11), 04/25/2024 06:29 (29), 07/17/2024 01:10 (2), 09/09/2024 22:30 (2), 12/24/2024 10:09 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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