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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6/7 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7 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 03/22/2001. The weakness was presented 04/08/2014 by Dr. Bo Qu with Palo Alto Networks as MS14-018 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared for download at technet.microsoft.com. The public release was coordinated in cooperation with the vendor. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2014-1752 since 01/29/2014. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (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 4765 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 13797.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (92030) and Tenable (73415). blog.spiderlabs.com is providing further details. See 12851, 12850, 12849 and 12847 for similar entries.
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: 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 ID: 804427
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities (2950467)
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Vendor: microsoft.comAdvisory: MS14-018
Researcher: Dr. Bo Qu
Organization: Palo Alto Networks
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-1752 (🔍)
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X-Force: 92030 - Microsoft Internet Explorer code execution, High Risk
SecurityTracker: 1030032 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Memory Corruption Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 43956 - [MS14-018] Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7 Code Execution due to Memory Corruption - CVE-2014-1752, Critical
SecurityFocus: 66654 - Microsoft Internet Explorer CVE-2014-1752 Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Secunia: 57586 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
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Entry
Created: 04/09/2014 13:16Updated: 06/16/2021 17:47
Changes: 04/09/2014 13:16 (95), 04/07/2017 12:18 (8), 06/16/2021 17:47 (2)
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