Executive Risk Summary
"The Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 HTML rendering engine contains a memory corruption vulnerability that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via malformed row property references. This vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker to gain control of the affected system."
Anticipated Attack Path
- 1. Initial Exploitation: Malformed row property references are sent to the victim's browser
- 2. Memory Corruption: The vulnerability is triggered, causing memory corruption
- 3. Arbitrary Code Execution: The attacker gains control of the affected system
Am I Vulnerable?
- Verify that Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 is installed and configured on the system
- Check for the presence of the vulnerability using a vulnerability scanner
- Apply the patch from Microsoft to remediate the vulnerability
Operational Audit Arsenal
Target Type Process
Target Asset iexplore.exe
Standard Path C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer
PowerShell
# 🛠️ Senior Engineer Universal Audit
# Target: iexplore.exe (Process)
$Targets = 'iexplore.exe'
$SearchPaths = @("$env:windir\System32", "$env:ProgramFiles", "${env:ProgramFiles(x86)}")
Get-ChildItem -Path $SearchPaths -Include $Targets -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue |
Select-Object FullName, @{Name="Version";Expression={$_.VersionInfo.ProductVersion}}Patch Impact Forecast
Reboot Required Likely
Moderate
Internal Work Notes
Apply MS09-019 patch to Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 to remediate HTML Objects Memory Corruption Vulnerability (CVE-2009-1532)
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Intelligence Sources
Official Advisoryhttp://osvdb.org/54951
Official Advisoryhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504208/100/0/threaded
Official Advisoryhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022350
Official Advisoryhttp://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-160A.html
Official Advisoryhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1538
Official Advisoryhttp://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-041
MSRC Advisoryhttps://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-019
Official Advisoryhttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6244
Official Advisoryhttp://osvdb.org/54951
Official Advisoryhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504208/100/0/threaded
Official Advisoryhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022350
Official Advisoryhttp://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-160A.html
Official Advisoryhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1538
Official Advisoryhttp://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-041
MSRC Advisoryhttps://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-019
Official Advisoryhttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6244
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Data compiled from NVD, MSRC, and CISA KEV Catalog. Intelligence synthesized via AI. Scripts provided for diagnostic purposes under MIT License.