Advisory Details

May 29th, 2013

(Pwn2Own) Microsoft Internet Explorer VML Parsing Remote Code Execution Vulnerabillity

CVE ID	CVE-2013-2551
CVSS SCORE	7.5, AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
AFFECTED VENDORS	Microsoft
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	Internet Explorer
TREND MICRO CUSTOMER PROTECTION	Trend Micro TippingPoint IPS customers are protected against this vulnerability by Digital Vaccine protection filter ID ['12855', '12922']. For further product information on the TippingPoint IPS: http://www.tippingpoint.com
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Microsoft Internet Explorer. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the processing of VML data. The issue lies in the handling of an array when defined as an attribute of a subelement of a shape. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current process.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	Microsoft has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms13-037
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2013-04-26 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2013-05-29 - Coordinated public release of advisory 2020-04-14 - Advisory Updated
CREDIT	VUPEN Security [ http://www.vupen.com ]

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