Signature Detail

HTTP: Microsoft Internet Explorer History.go Method Double Free Memory Corruption

This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer. It is due to a double-free condition when processing malicious script that manipulates the history object. An attacker can persuade the target user to open a malicious web page to exploit this vulnerability. In an attack scenario, where arbitrary code is injected and executed on the target system, the behaviour of the target is dependent on the intention of the malicious code. The injected code will be run with privileges of the currently logged on user. If such an attack is not executed successfully, the vulnerable application may terminate as a result of invalid memory access.

Extended Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer is prone to a remote code-execution vulnerability. Attackers can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code in the context of the user running the application. Successful exploits will compromise the application and possibly the computer. Failed attacks may cause denial-of-service conditions.

Affected Products

• Avaya Messaging Application Server MM 1.1
• Avaya Messaging Application Server MM 2.0
• Avaya Messaging Application Server MM 3.0
• Avaya Messaging Application Server MM 3.1
• Avaya Messaging Application Server
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0.1
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0.1 SP1
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0.1 SP2
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0.1 SP3
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0.1 SP4
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1
• Nortel Networks CallPilot 1002Rp
• Nortel Networks CallPilot 1005R
• Nortel Networks CallPilot 201I
• Nortel Networks CallPilot 600R
• Nortel Networks CallPilot 703T
• Nortel Networks Contact Center
• Nortel Networks Contact Center Administration
• Nortel Networks Contact Center Express
• Nortel Networks Contact Center Manager
• Nortel Networks Contact Center Manager Server
• Nortel Networks Contact Center Multimedia

References

• BugTraq: 34423
• CVE: CVE-2009-0552