| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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| 5.5 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
Summary
A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 11. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2014-0274. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 11 (Web Browser). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 through 11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site, aka "Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-0270, CVE-2014-0273, and CVE-2014-0288.
The issue has been introduced in 06/02/1998. The weakness was disclosed 02/11/2014 by lokihardt@ASRT with Zero Day Initiative as MS14-010 as confirmed bulletin (Technet) via Zero Day Initiative (ZDI). It is possible to read the advisory at technet.microsoft.com. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with Microsoft. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-0274 since 12/03/2013. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/19/2025). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 5733 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 72433 (MS14-010: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2909921)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 100178 (Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (MS14-010)).
Applying the patch MS14-010 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at technet.microsoft.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 13279.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (90764), Tenable (72433), SecurityFocus (BID 65372†), OSVDB (103173†) and Secunia (SA56796†). Additional details are provided at zdnet.com. The entries VDB-12238, VDB-12239, VDB-12240 and VDB-12241 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.5
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Exploiting
Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Remote: Yes
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Status: Unproven
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Nessus ID: 72433
Nessus Name: MS14-010: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2909921)
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Patch: MS14-010
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Timeline
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Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comAdvisory: MS14-010
Researcher: lokihardt@ASRT
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-0274 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-0274
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-12247
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X-Force: 90764 - Microsoft Internet Explorer memory corruption code execution, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 65372
Secunia: 56796
OSVDB: 103173
SecurityTracker: 1029741
Vulnerability Center: 43218 - [MS14-010] Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 Through 11 Remote Code Execution and DoS (CVE-2014-0274), Critical
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Entry
Created: 02/12/2014 02:35 PMUpdated: 04/19/2025 08:11 PM
Changes: 02/12/2014 02:35 PM (84), 04/07/2017 12:04 PM (6), 06/09/2021 09:58 AM (2), 06/09/2021 10:02 AM (1), 01/08/2025 10:13 PM (15), 04/19/2025 08:11 PM (1)
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