MS Advisory (2847140) Vulnerability in Internet Explorer Could Allow Remote Code Execution

Publish date: March 04, 2014

Severity: CRITICAL

CVE Identifier: CVE-2013-1347

Advisory Date: MAY 07, 2013

DESCRIPTION

This vulnerability allows attackers to remotely execute arbitrary code in a vulnerable system. It exists in the way that Internet Explorer accesses an object in memory that has been deleted or has not been properly allocated. The vulnerability may corrupt memory in a way that could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code. An attacker may host a specially crafted website that is designed to exploit this vulnerability through Internet Explorer, and then form a scheme to get vulnerable users to visit that website.

TREND MICRO PROTECTION INFORMATION

Trend Micro Deep Security shields networks through the following Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) rules. Trend Micro customers using OfficeScan with Intrusion Defense Firewall (IDF) plugin are also protected from attacks using these vulnerabilities.

MS Bulletin ID	Vulnerability ID	DPI Rule Number	DPI Rule Name	Release Date	IDF Compatibility
	CVE-2013-1347	1005491	Microsoft Internet Explorer Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2013-1347)	6-May-13	YES
		1004934	Identified Malicious Java JAR Files - 1		YES

SOLUTION

PATCH: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/advisory/2847140

AFFECTED SOFTWARE AND VERSION

Windows XP Service Pack 3
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2
Windows Vista Service Pack 2
Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 2
Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2
Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2
Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1
Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2
Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2
Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems Service Pack 1

Related Blog Entries

Related Vulnerability

(MS13-038) Security Update for Internet Explorer (2847204)

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