[Full-disclosure] FortiGuard Advisory: Microsoft Internet Explorer DHTML Handling Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability

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Microsoft Internet Explorer DHTML Handling Remote Memory Corruption 
Vulnerability
2009.June.09

Fortinet's FortiGuard Global Security Research Team Discovers Memory Corruption 
Vulnerability in Microsoft's Internet Explorer.

Summary:
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A memory corruption vulnerability exists in the DHTML handling of Microsoft's 
Internet Explorer which allows a remote attacker to compromise a system through 
a malicious site.

Impact:
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Remote Code Execution.

Risk:
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Critical

Affected Software:
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For a list of operating system and product versions affected, please see the 
Microsoft Bulletin reference below.

Additional Information:
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The vulnerability occurs when Internet Explorer processes special DHTML 
functions. A crash may happen when destroying a window after making a sequence 
of calls on the "tr" element. These calls are linked to the insertion, deletion 
and attributes of a table cell. The crash may then allow the arbitrary 
execution of code on the browsers machine.

Solutions:
==========
Use the solution provided by Microsoft (MS09-019).
The FortiGuard Global Security Research Team released a signature 
"MS.IE.DHTML.Function.Remote.Code.Execution", which covers this specific 
vulnerability.

Fortinet customers who subscribe to Fortinet's intrusion prevention (IPS) 
service should be protected against this memory corruption vulnerability. 
Fortinet's IPS service is one component of FortiGuard Subscription Services, 
which also offer comprehensive solutions such as antivirus, Web content 
filtering and antispam capabilities. These services enable protection against 
threats on both application and network layers. FortiGuard Services are 
continuously updated by the FortiGuard Global Security Research Team, which 
enables Fortinet to deliver a combination of multi-layered security 
intelligence and true zero-day protection from new and emerging threats. These 
updates are delivered to all FortiGate, FortiMail and FortiClient products. 
Fortinet strictly follows responsible disclosure guidelines to ensure optimum 
protection during a threat's lifecycle.

References:
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FortiGuard Advisory: http://www.fortiguardcenter.com/advisory/FGA-2009-22.html
Microsoft Bulletin: 
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms09-019.mspx
CVE ID: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1141

Acknowledgement:
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Haifei Li of Fortinet's FortiGuard Global Security Research Team


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