Security Updates for Internet Explorer (June 2020)

high Nessus Plugin ID 137266

Synopsis

The Internet Explorer installation on the remote host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The Internet Explorer installation on the remote host is missing security updates. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities :

- An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Internet Explorer improperly handles objects in memory.
An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the users system. (CVE-2020-1315)

- A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that Microsoft browsers access objects in memory. The vulnerability could corrupt memory in a way that could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the current user. (CVE-2020-1219)

- A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the VBScript engine handles 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. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the current user. (CVE-2020-1213, CVE-2020-1214, CVE-2020-1215, CVE-2020-1216, CVE-2020-1230, CVE-2020-1260)

Solution

Microsoft has released the following security updates to address this issue:
-KB4561603
-KB4561643
-KB4561670
-KB4561666

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?29faa60d

http://www.nessus.org/u?602a11b7

http://www.nessus.org/u?79b91630

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4561666/windows-8-1-kb4561666

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 137266

File Name: smb_nt_ms20_jun_internet_explorer.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: windows

Published: 6/9/2020

Updated: 1/10/2023

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 8.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.6

Temporal Score: 6.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-1260

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 7.2

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:H/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: 6/9/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/9/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-1213, CVE-2020-1214, CVE-2020-1215, CVE-2020-1216, CVE-2020-1219, CVE-2020-1230, CVE-2020-1260, CVE-2020-1315

IAVA: 2020-A-0252-S

MSFT: MS20-4561603, MS20-4561643, MS20-4561666, MS20-4561670

MSKB: 4561603, 4561643, 4561666, 4561670