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(MS09-002) Microsoft Internet Explorer Uninitialized Memory Corruption Vulnerability (961260)

Type
Logic error
Impact of exploitation
Remote Code Execution
User Interaction
user interaction is needed
Attack Vector
Website or e-mail with malicious content
Rating
High
CVE reference
CVE-2009-0075,
Vendor Status
Responded and patched
Vulnerable systems
Internet Explorer  7,
Internet Explorer  7 SP2,
Summary
A vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 may allow for remote code execution.

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Description

A vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 may allow for remote code execution. The flaw is specific to the method used, by Internet Explorer, to access objects which have been previously deleted. Exploitation can be achieved via a specially-crafted web paged designed to exploit vulnerability. Code execution will be possible within the context of the logged-on user.

McAfee Product Mitigation & Recommendations

Recommendations

The vendor has released a patch to address this issue: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms09-002.mspx

McAfee Product Mitigation

McAfee Foundstone
Signature:
(MS09-002) Microsoft Internet Explorer CSS Memory Corruption Vulnerability CVE-2009-0075 (961260)
Signature identifier:
6424
Release date:
2/10/2009
McAfee Intrushield
Signature:
HTTP: Internet Explorer Uninitialized Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Signature identifier:
1076209408
Release date:
1/29/2009
First released in:
5.1.12, 4.1.42, 3.1.79
McAfee Host IPS
Signature:
GBOP
Signature:
(MS09-002) Microsoft Internet Explorer Uninitialized Memory Corruption Vulnerability (961260)
Signature identifier:
6424
Release date:
2/11/2009
McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.0i (VSE8.0i) / Managed Virus Scan (MVS) Buffer Overflow Protection
Signature:
GBOP
McAfee Anti-Virus protection

Detection is provided in the 5524 when scanning using the following products: SIG, SWG, GS, VSE E-mail, VSO E-mail.

Signature:
DATs
Signature identifier:
5524
Release date:
2/11/2009
First released in:
Exploit-CVE2009-0075, Exploit-XMLhttp.d, Exploit-MSWord.k

The Remedy V-Flash of 2/11/2009 contains remedies for all affected operating systems except for Windows 2008. Windows 2008 is currently not supported.

Additional Resources

Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (961260)

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms09-002.mspx

All Information

Timeline -

2/20/2009

A proof of concept has been released.

2/10/2009

Vendor has provided a patch.

Description -

A vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 may allow for remote code execution. The flaw is specific to the method used, by Internet Explorer, to access objects which have been previously deleted. Exploitation can be achieved via a specially-crafted web paged designed to exploit vulnerability. Code execution will be possible within the context of the logged-on user.

McAfee Product Mitigation & Recommendations

Recommendations -

The vendor has released a patch to address this issue: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms09-002.mspx

McAfee Product Mitigation

McAfee Foundstone
Signature:
(MS09-002) Microsoft Internet Explorer CSS Memory Corruption Vulnerability CVE-2009-0075 (961260)
Signature identifier:
6424
Release date:
2/10/2009
McAfee Intrushield
Signature:
HTTP: Internet Explorer Uninitialized Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Signature identifier:
1076209408
Release date:
1/29/2009
First released in:
5.1.12, 4.1.42, 3.1.79
McAfee Host IPS
Signature:
GBOP
Signature:
(MS09-002) Microsoft Internet Explorer Uninitialized Memory Corruption Vulnerability (961260)
Signature identifier:
6424
Release date:
2/11/2009
McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.0i (VSE8.0i) / Managed Virus Scan (MVS) Buffer Overflow Protection
Signature:
GBOP
McAfee Anti-Virus protection

Detection is provided in the 5524 when scanning using the following products: SIG, SWG, GS, VSE E-mail, VSO E-mail.

Signature:
DATs
Signature identifier:
5524
Release date:
2/11/2009
First released in:
Exploit-CVE2009-0075, Exploit-XMLhttp.d, Exploit-MSWord.k

The Remedy V-Flash of 2/11/2009 contains remedies for all affected operating systems except for Windows 2008. Windows 2008 is currently not supported.

Additional Resources

Additional Resources -

Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (961260)

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms09-002.mspx