Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 memory corruption

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A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. 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 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-2014-0235 and CVE-2014-1755.

The issue has been introduced in 03/16/2010. The weakness was disclosed 04/08/2014 by Dr. Bo Qu with Palo Alto Networks as MS14-018 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). 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-2014-1751 since 01/29/2014. 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 06/16/2021). 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 1484 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 73415 (MS14-018: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2950467)), 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 100187 (Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (MS14-018)).

Applying the patch MS14-018 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. A patch matrix is available in the vendor's advisory. A restart is required. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 13789.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (92029) and Tenable (73415). Additional details are provided at blog.spiderlabs.com. The entries 12851, 12850, 12849 and 12848 are pretty similar.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 73415
Nessus Name: MS14-018: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2950467)
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OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities (2950467)
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Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS14-018
Researcher: Dr. Bo Qu
Organization: Palo Alto Networks
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X-Force: 92029 - Microsoft Internet Explorer code execution, High Risk
SecurityTracker: 1030032 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Memory Corruption Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 43955 - [MS14-018] Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 Code Execution due to Memory Corruption - CVE-2014-1751, Critical
SecurityFocus: 66647 - Microsoft Internet Explorer CVE-2014-1751 Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Secunia: 57586 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical

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Created: 04/09/2014 13:16
Updated: 06/16/2021 17:39
Changes: 04/09/2014 13:16 (96), 04/07/2017 12:05 (8), 06/16/2021 17:39 (2)
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