Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 resource management

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 (Web Browser). This vulnerability affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The issue has been introduced in 06/26/2013. The weakness was shared 03/14/2014 by Sebastian Apelt and Andreas Schmidt as MS14-037 as not defined blog post (pwn2own). The advisory is shared for download at pwn2own.com. The blog post contains:

The second and final day of Pwn2Own 2014 saw successful attempts by seven entrants against five products, with $450,000 paid to researchers. This brings the two-day payout total to $850,000, not including charitable donations or the value of the laptops, ZDI points, and other prizes given to winning researchers.
This vulnerability was named CVE-2014-1765 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. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 261 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 76406 (MS14-037: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2975687)), 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 100192 (Microsoft Internet Explorer Cumulative Security Update (MS14-037)).

Applying the patch MS14-037 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at technet.microsoft.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (92678) and Tenable (76406). The entries 12721, 13025, 13026 and 13027 are related to this item.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 76406
Nessus Name: MS14-037: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2975687)
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Patch: MS14-037

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01/29/2014 +217 days 🔍
03/14/2014 +44 days 🔍
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04/23/2014 +40 days 🔍
04/27/2014 +4 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS14-037
Researcher: Sebastian Apelt, Andreas Schmidt
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2014-1765 (🔍)
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X-Force: 92678 - Microsoft Internet Explorer use-after-free code execution, High Risk
SecurityTracker: 1030532
SecurityFocus: 66244 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 59775 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 04/23/2014 12:04
Updated: 06/17/2021 14:24
Changes: 04/23/2014 12:04 (70), 04/07/2017 15:24 (6), 06/17/2021 14:20 (4), 06/17/2021 14:24 (1)
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