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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 (Web Browser). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block. 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. CVE summarizes:
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-2014-1751.
The issue has been introduced in 03/16/2010. The weakness was published 04/08/2014 by iDefense Labs (096dc2a463051c0ac4b7caaf233f7eff and AMol NAik) with VeriSign iDefense Labs as MS14-018 as confirmed bulletin (Technet) via iDefense. The advisory is available at technet.microsoft.com. The public release has been coordinated with the vendor. This vulnerability was named CVE-2014-1755 since 01/29/2014. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of 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 13796.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (92032) and Tenable (73415). Additional details are provided at blog.spiderlabs.com. Similar entries are available at 12851, 12849, 12848 and 12847.
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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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Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comAdvisory: MS14-018
Researcher: iDefense Labs (096dc2a463051c0ac4b7caaf233f7eff, AMol NAik)
Organization: VeriSign iDefense Labs
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-1755 (🔍)
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X-Force: 92032 - Microsoft Internet Explorer code execution, High Risk
SecurityTracker: 1030032 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Memory Corruption Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 43972 - [MS14-018] Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 Code Execution due to Memory Corruption - CVE-2014-1755, Critical
SecurityFocus: 66652 - Microsoft Internet Explorer CVE-2014-1755 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 18:02
Changes: 04/09/2014 13:16 (96), 04/07/2017 12:05 (10), 06/16/2021 18:02 (2)
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