Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 Page Destruction DisconnectTreePos memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9. This issue affects the function CMarkup::DisconnectTreePos of the component Page Destruction Handler. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2013-3194. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 (Web Browser). Affected by this vulnerability is the function CMarkup::DisconnectTreePos of the component Page Destruction Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 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 issue has been introduced in 03/16/2010. The weakness was disclosed 08/13/2013 by Arthur Gerkis as MS13-059 as confirmed bulletin (Technet) via Zero Day Initiative (ZDI). The advisory is shared at technet.microsoft.com. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with Microsoft. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2013-3194 since 04/17/2013. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/21/2021). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1246 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 69324 (MS13-059: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2862772)), 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 100160 (Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (MS13-059)).

Applying the patch MS13-059 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 13102.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (69324), OSVDB (96189†), Secunia (SA53998†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-41055†). Additional details are provided at zerodayinitiative.com. The entries VDB-9930, VDB-9931, VDB-9932 and VDB-9933 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 69324
Nessus Name: MS13-059: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2862772)
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OpenVAS ID: 903315
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities (2862772)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS13-059
Researcher: Arthur Gerkis
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-3194 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-3194
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-9937

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Secunia: 53998 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 96189 - Microsoft IE CMarkup::DisconnectTreePos Function Page Destruction Handling Use-after-free Arbitrary Code Execution
Vulnerability Center: 41055 - [MS13-059] Internet Explorer Versions 6-10 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability via Memory Corruption (CVE-2013-3194), Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/15/2013 11:01
Updated: 05/21/2021 13:41
Changes: 08/15/2013 11:01 (58), 04/07/2017 12:04 (32), 05/21/2021 13:35 (7), 05/21/2021 13:41 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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