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Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities (978207)

🗓️ 22 Jan 2010 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2010 Greenbone AGType 
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Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities (978207). Multiple flaws in mshtml.dll, input validation errors, memory corruption, and browser errors can lead to arbitrary code execution

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2010 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.901097");
  script_version("2026-04-28T06:28:06+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-04-28 06:28:06 +0000 (Tue, 28 Apr 2026)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2010-01-22 16:43:14 +0100 (Fri, 22 Jan 2010)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"9.3");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2024-02-15 21:06:48 +0000 (Thu, 15 Feb 2024)");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2009-4074", "CVE-2010-0027", "CVE-2010-0244", "CVE-2010-0245",
                "CVE-2010-0246", "CVE-2010-0247", "CVE-2010-0248", "CVE-2010-0249");
  script_name("Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities (978207)");

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2010 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Windows : Microsoft Bulletins");
  script_dependencies("gb_ms_ie_detect.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("MS/IE/Version");
  script_require_ports(139, 445);

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation will let the attacker execute arbitrary codes via
  specially crafted HTML page in the context of the affected system and cause memory corruption.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5.x/6.x/7.x/8.x.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Multiple flaws exist due to:

  - Use-after-free error in the 'mshtml.dll' library

  - Input validation error when processing URLs, which could allow a
    malicious web site to execute a binary from the local client system

  - Memory corruption error when the browser accesses certain objects,
    which could be exploited by remote attackers to execute arbitrary code

  - Browser disabling an HTML attribute in appropriately filtered response
    data, which could be exploited to execute script in the context of the
    logged-on user in a different Internet domain.

  - Error when the browser attempts to access incorrectly initialized
    memory which could be exploited by remote attackers to execute arbitrary
    code.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"The vendor has released updates. Please see the references for more information.");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"This host is missing a critical security update according to
  Microsoft Bulletin MS10-002.");

  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"executable_version");
  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0187");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37135");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37815");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37883");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37884");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37891");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37892");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37893");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37894");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37895");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-002");
  exit(0);
}

include("smb_nt.inc");
include("secpod_reg.inc");
include("version_func.inc");
include("secpod_smb_func.inc");

if(hotfix_check_sp(xp:4, win2k:5, win2003:3, winVista:3, win7:1, win2008:3) <= 0){
  exit(0);
}

ieVer = get_kb_item("MS/IE/Version");
if(!ieVer){
  exit(0);
}

# MS10-002 Hotfix (978207)
if(hotfix_missing(name:"978207") == 0){
  exit(0);
}

sysPath = smb_get_system32root();
if(sysPath)
{
  dllVer = fetch_file_version(sysPath:sysPath, file_name:"mshtml.dll");
  if(dllVer)
  {
    if(hotfix_check_sp(win2k:5) > 0)
    {
      if(version_in_range(version:dllVer, test_version:"5.0", test_version2:"5.0.3884.1599") ||
         version_in_range(version:dllVer, test_version:"6.0", test_version2:"6.0.2800.1643"))
      {
        security_message( port: 0, data: "The target host was found to be vulnerable" );
        exit(0);
      }
    }

    else if(hotfix_check_sp(xp:4) > 0)
    {
      SP = get_kb_item("SMB/WinXP/ServicePack");
      if("Service Pack 2" >< SP)
      {
        if(version_in_range(version: dllVer, test_version:"6.0", test_version2:"6.0.2900.3659")||
           version_in_range(version: dllVer, test_version:"7.0.0000.00000", test_version2:"7.0.6000.16980")||
           version_in_range(version: dllVer, test_version:"7.0.6000.21000", test_version2:"7.0.6000.21182")||
           version_in_range(version: dllVer, test_version:"8.0.6001.18000", test_version2:"8.0.6001.18875")||
           version_in_range(version: dllVer, test_version:"8.0.6001.23000", test_version2:"8.0.6001.22966")){
           security_message( port: 0, data: "The target host was found to be vulnerable" );
        }
        exit(0);
      }
      else if("Service Pack 3" >< SP)
      {
        if(version_in_range(version: dllVer, test_version:"6.0", test_version2:"6.0.2900.5920")||
           version_in_range(version: dllVer, test_version:"7.0.0000.00000", test_version2:"7.0.6000.16980")||
           version_in_range(version: dllVer, test_version:"7.0.6000.21000", test_version2:"7.0.6000.21182")||
           version_in_range(version: dllVer, test_version:"8.0.6001.18000", test_version2:"8.0.6001.18875")||
           version_in_range(version: dllVer, test_version:"8.0.6001.23000", test_version2:"8.0.6001.22966")){
           security_message( port: 0, data: "The target host was found to be vulnerable" );
        }
        exit(0);
      }
      security_message( port: 0, data: "The target host was found to be vulnerable" );
    }
    else if(hotfix_check_sp(win2003:3) > 0)
    {
      SP = get_kb_item("SMB/Win2003/ServicePack");
      if("Service Pack 2" >< SP)
      {
        # 8.0 <  8.0.6001.18876
        if(version_in_range(version: dllVer, test_version:"6.0", test_version2:"6.0.3790.4638") ||
           version_in_range(version: dllVer, test_version:"7.0.0000.00000", test_version2:"7.0.6000.16980")||
           version_in_range(version: dllVer, test_version:"7.0.6000.21000", test_version2:"7.0.6000.21182")||
           version_in_range(version: dllVer, test_version:"8.0.6001.18000", test_version2:"8.0.6001.18875")||
           version_in_range(version: dllVer, test_version:"8.0.6001.23000", test_version2:"8.0.6001.22966")){
           security_message( port: 0, data: "The target host was found to be vulnerable" );
        }
        exit(0);
      }
      security_message( port: 0, data: "The target host was found to be vulnerable" );
    }
  }
}


sysPath = smb_get_system32root();
if(!sysPath){
  exit(0);
}

dllVer = fetch_file_version(sysPath:sysPath, file_name:"mshtml.dll");
if(!dllVer){
  exit(0);
}

if(hotfix_check_sp(winVista:3, win2008:3) > 0)
{
  if(version_in_range(version: dllVer, test_version:"7.0.6000.16000", test_version2:"7.0.6000.16981")||
     version_in_range(version: dllVer, test_version:"7.0.6000.20000", test_version2:"7.0.6000.21183")||
     version_in_range(version: dllVer, test_version:"8.0.6001.18000", test_version2:"8.0.6001.18881")||
     version_in_range(version: dllVer, test_version:"8.0.6001.22000", test_version2:"8.0.6001.22972"))
  {
    security_message( port: 0, data: "The target host was found to be vulnerable" );
    exit(0);
  }


  SP = get_kb_item("SMB/WinVista/ServicePack");

  if(!SP) {
     SP = get_kb_item("SMB/Win2008/ServicePack");
  }

  if("Service Pack 1" >< SP)
  {
    if(version_in_range(version: dllVer, test_version:"7.0.6001.16000", test_version2:"7.0.6001.18384")||
       version_in_range(version: dllVer, test_version:"7.0.6001.22000", test_version2:"7.0.6001.22584")||
       version_in_range(version: dllVer, test_version:"8.0.6001.18000", test_version2:"8.0.6001.18881")||
       version_in_range(version: dllVer, test_version:"8.0.6001.22000", test_version2:"8.0.6001.22972")){
       security_message( port: 0, data: "The target host was found to be vulnerable" );
    }
    exit(0);
  }

  if("Service Pack 2" >< SP)
  {
    if(version_in_range(version: dllVer, test_version:"7.0.6002.18000", test_version2:"7.0.6002.18166")||
       version_in_range(version: dllVer, test_version:"7.0.6002.22000", test_version2:"7.0.6002.22289")||
       version_in_range(version: dllVer, test_version:"8.0.6001.18000", test_version2:"8.0.6001.18881")||
       version_in_range(version: dllVer, test_version:"8.0.6001.22000", test_version2:"8.0.6001.22972")){
       security_message( port: 0, data: "The target host was found to be vulnerable" );
    }
    exit(0);
  }
}

else if(hotfix_check_sp(win7:1) > 0)
{
  if(version_in_range(version: dllVer, test_version:"8.0.7600.16000", test_version2:"8.0.7600.16489")||
     version_in_range(version: dllVer, test_version:"8.0.7600.20000", test_version2:"8.0.7600.20599")){
     security_message( port: 0, data: "The target host was found to be vulnerable" );
  }
}

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