Internet Explorer cumulative security update
Report ID: MS201303001
Date Published: 13 March 2013
Criticality: Critical
Compromise Type: remote-code-execution
Compromise From: remote
Affected Product/Component:
Internet Explorer 6
Internet Explorer 7
Internet Explorer 8
Internet Explorer 9
Internet Explorer 10
Summary
A cumulative security update for Internet Explorer has been released to address nine reported vulnerabilities.
Detailed Description
Microsoft has released a cumulative security update to address nine reported vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer (IE), each of which could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on an affected system. The vulnerabilities were caused by memory corruption condition, which resulted from IE trying to access a deleted object in memory.
The security update fixed these issues by modifying the way that IE handles objects in memory. Users are recommended to install the latest update onto their system as a protection measure against possible exploit attempts.
CVE Reference
CVE-2013-0087, CVE-2013-0088, CVE-2013-0089, CVE-2013-0090, CVE-2013-0091, CVE-2013-0092, CVE-2013-0093, CVE-2013-0094, CVE-2013-1288
Solution
Install the latest security patch for applicable system, available for download from (https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms13-021)
F-Secure Health Check
F-Secure's free tool, the Health Check, detects if your system is missing the patch for the vulnerability covered in this report.
