Microsoft Internet Explorer 9/10/11 VBScript Engine Memory access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9/10/11. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component VBScript Engine. The manipulation results in access control (Memory). This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2017-0158. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9/10/11 (Web Browser). It has been classified as critical. Affected is some unknown processing of the component VBScript Engine. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability (Memory). CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 04/11/2017. The weakness was disclosed 04/11/2017 with Zero Day Initiative as KB4014661 / KB4015067 / KB4015217 / KB4015219 / KB4015221 / KB4015549 / KB4015550 / KB4015551 / KB4015583 / KB4015550 as confirmed knowledge base article (Website). The advisory is shared for download at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-0158 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 MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 99285 (Windows Server 2012 April 2017 Security Updates (Petya)), 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 91355 (Microsoft Windows Security Update April 2017).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at catalog.update.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 (99285), SecurityFocus (BID 97455†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1038238†). Further details are available at catalog.update.microsoft.com. The entries VDB-99533, VDB-99655, VDB-99656 and VDB-99657 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Name: Memory
Class: Access control / Memory
CWE: CWE-264
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Nessus ID: 99285
Nessus Name: Windows Server 2012 April 2017 Security Updates (Petya)
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OpenVAS ID: 800218
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Windows Multiple Vulnerabilities (KB4015583)
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Patch: catalog.update.microsoft.com

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: KB4014661 / KB4015067 / KB4015217 / KB4015219 / KB4015221 / KB4015549 / KB4015550 / KB4015551 / KB4015583 / KB4015550
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-0158 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-0158
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-99672

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SecurityFocus: 97455 - Microsoft Internet Explorer CVE-2017-0158 Scripting Engine Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-0158 - Microsoft - Internet Explorer - Memory Corruption Issue
SecurityTracker: 1038238

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/12/2017 16:40
Updated: 11/28/2022 16:15
Changes: 04/12/2017 16:40 (84), 09/23/2020 18:26 (7), 11/28/2022 16:08 (4), 11/28/2022 16:15 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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