Security Updates for Internet Explorer (June 2021)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 152587

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 memory corruption error exists in the scripting engine. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this to execute arbitrary commands. (CVE-2021-31959)

- A security bypass vulnerability exists in the HTML platforms component. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this to bypass security in order to gain full access to the system. (CVE-2021-31971)

Solution

Microsoft has released the following security updates to address this issue:
-KB5003636
-KB5003661
-KB5003667
-KB5003671
-KB5003697

See Also

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/5003636

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/5003661

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/5003667

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/5003671

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/5003697

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 152587

File Name: smb_nt_ms21_jun_internet_explorer.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: windows

Published: 8/16/2021

Updated: 1/1/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-31971

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:ie

Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/8/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/8/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-31959, CVE-2021-31971

MSFT: MS21-5003636, MS21-5003661, MS21-5003667, MS21-5003671, MS21-5003697

MSKB: 5003636, 5003661, 5003667, 5003671, 5003697