Security Updates for Internet Explorer (February 2019)

high Nessus Plugin ID 122131

Synopsis

The Internet Explorer installation on the remote host is missing a security update.

Description

The Internet Explorer installation on the remote host is missing a security update. It is, therefore, affected by the following vulnerabilities :

- A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Internet Explorer accesses objects in memory. The vulnerability could corrupt memory in such a way that an attacker could execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. (CVE-2019-0606)

- A spoofing vulnerability exists when Microsoft browsers improperly handles specific redirects. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could trick a user into believing that the user was on a legitimate website. (CVE-2019-0654)

- An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Internet Explorer improperly handles objects in memory.
An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could test for the presence of files on disk. For an attack to be successful, an attacker must persuade a user to open a malicious website. (CVE-2019-0676)

- An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows kernel improperly initializes objects in memory.
To exploit this vulnerability, an authenticated attacker could run a specially crafted application. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the user's system. (CVE-2019-0663)

Solution

Microsoft has released the following security updates to address this issue:
-KB4487000
-KB4487023
-KB4486563
-KB4486474
-KB4487025

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 122131

File Name: smb_nt_ms19_feb_internet_explorer.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: windows

Published: 2/12/2019

Updated: 4/25/2023

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.6

Temporal Score: 6.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-0606

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:microsoft:windows

Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/12/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/12/2019

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 6/13/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-0606, CVE-2019-0654, CVE-2019-0663, CVE-2019-0676

MSFT: MS19-4486474, MS19-4486563, MS19-4487000, MS19-4487023, MS19-4487025

MSKB: 4486474, 4486563, 4487000, 4487023, 4487025