BID:17468

Microsoft Internet Explorer HTML Tag Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Info

Microsoft Internet Explorer HTML Tag Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	17468
Class:	Design Error
CVE:	CVE-2006-1188
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Apr 11 2006 12:00AM
Updated:	May 26 2006 07:48PM
Credit:	Thomas Waldegger is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable:	Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP2 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP2 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP2 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP1 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP1 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP1 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server - Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server - Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server - Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP2 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP2 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP2 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP1 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP1 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP1 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server - Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server - Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional - Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP2 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP2 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP2 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP1 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP1 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP1 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Server - Microsoft Windows 2000 Server - Microsoft Windows 2000 Server - Microsoft Windows 2000 Terminal Services SP2 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Terminal Services SP2 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Terminal Services SP2 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Terminal Services SP1 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Terminal Services SP1 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Terminal Services SP1 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Terminal Services - Microsoft Windows 2000 Terminal Services - Microsoft Windows 2000 Terminal Services - Microsoft Windows 98 - Microsoft Windows 98 - Microsoft Windows 98 - Microsoft Windows 98SE - Microsoft Windows 98SE - Microsoft Windows 98SE - Microsoft Windows ME - Microsoft Windows ME - Microsoft Windows ME - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6a - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6a - Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP6a - Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP6a - Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP6a - Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP6a - Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP6a - Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP6a - Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP6a - Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP6a - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP6a - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP6a - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP6a + Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition + Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition + Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition + Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition Itanium 0 + Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition Itanium 0 + Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition + Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition + Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition + Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Itanium 0 + Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Itanium 0 + Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Itanium 0 + Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition + Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition + Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition + Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Web Edition + Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Web Edition + Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Web Edition + Microsoft Windows XP Home + Microsoft Windows XP Home + Microsoft Windows XP Home + Microsoft Windows XP Professional + Microsoft Windows XP Professional + Microsoft Windows XP Professional

Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Microsoft Internet Explorer HTML Tag Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Microsoft Internet Explorer is prone to a memory-corruption vulnerability. This is related to the handling of certain HTML tags.

Attackers could exploit this issue via a malicious web page to execute arbitrary code in the context of the currently logged-in user. They could also use HTML email for the attack.

Exploit / POC

Microsoft Internet Explorer HTML Tag Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Currently we are not aware of any exploits for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected]

The following proof-of-concept exploits are available to crash Internet Explorer:

/data/vulnerabilities/exploits/17468-1.html
/data/vulnerabilities/exploits/17468-2.html
/data/vulnerabilities/exploits/17468-3.html

Solution / Fix

Microsoft Internet Explorer HTML Tag Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Solution:
Microsoft has released a cumulative security update to address this issue. Updates for Internet Explorer on Windows 98/98SE/ME may be obtained through Windows Update.

Reportedly, the fixes provided in MS06-013 may cause unintended breakage with certain ActiveX controls. Symantec has not confirmed this. Before deploying this patch in production environments, test the patch thoroughly to ensure that it doesn't interfere with other software.

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1

Microsoft Cumulative Update for Internet Explorer 6 SP1 (KB912812)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=033C41E1-2B36 -4696-987A-099FC57E0129&displaylang=en

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0

Microsoft Cumulative Update for Internet Explorer 6 SP1 (KB912812)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=033C41E1-2B36 -4696-987A-099FC57E0129&displaylang=en

Microsoft Cumulative Update for Internet Explorer for Windows Server 2003 (KB912812)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=EE566871-D217 -41D3-BECC-B27FAFA00054&displaylang=en

Microsoft Cumulative Update for Internet Explorer for Windows Server 2003 64-bit Itanium Edition (KB912812) -
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=E584957C-0ABE -4129-ABAF-AA2852AD62A3&displaylang=en

Microsoft Cumulative Update for Internet Explorer for Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition (KB912812) - English
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=5A1C8BE3-39EE -4937-9BD1-280FC35125C6&displaylang=en

Microsoft Cumulative Update for Internet Explorer for Windows XP Service Pack 2 (KB912812)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=F05FFB31-E6B4 -4771-81F1-4ACCEBF72133&displaylang=en

Microsoft Cumulative Update for Internet Explorer for Windows XP x64 Edition (KB912812)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=C278FE3E-620A -4BBC-868B-CA2D9EFF7AC3&displaylang=en

References

Microsoft Internet Explorer HTML Tag Memory Corruption Vulnerability

References:

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-013 (Microsoft)
Mozilla Firefox Home Page (Mozilla)
[BuHa-Security] MS06-013: HTML Tag Memory Corruption ([email protected])