Microsoft Internet Explorer 5/6/7/8 memory corruption

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A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5/6/7/8 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. 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 6 through 8 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."

The issue has been introduced in 06/02/1998. The weakness was presented 02/11/2014 by Scott Bell with Security-Assessment.com as MS14-010 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-0280 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. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/08/2025). 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)).

Upgrading to version 9, 10 or 11 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch MS14-010 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at technet.microsoft.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be patching the affected component. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (90770), Tenable (72433), SecurityFocus (BID 65380†), OSVDB (103179†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-43224†). Additional details are provided at zdnet.com. See VDB-12238, VDB-12239, VDB-12240 and VDB-12241 for similar entries.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 72433
Nessus Name: MS14-010: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2909921)
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Upgrade: Internet Explorer 9/10/11
Patch: MS14-010

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Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS14-010
Researcher: Scott Bell
Organization: Security-Assessment.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2014-0280 (🔍)
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X-Force: 90770 - Microsoft Internet Explorer memory corruption code execution, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 65380 - Microsoft Internet Explorer CVE-2014-0280 Memory Corruption Vulnerability
OSVDB: 103179
SecurityTracker: 1029741
Vulnerability Center: 43224 - [MS14-010] Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 Through 8 Remote Code Execution and DoS (CVE-2014-0280), Critical

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Created: 02/12/2014 02:47 PM
Updated: 01/08/2025 10:13 PM
Changes: 02/12/2014 02:47 PM (79), 04/07/2017 12:04 PM (6), 06/09/2021 11:05 AM (2), 06/09/2021 11:13 AM (1), 01/08/2025 10:13 PM (15)
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