Microsoft Internet Explorer 7/8/9/10/11 Certificate access control

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 7/8/9/10/11 (Web Browser). Affected is an unknown function of the component Certificate Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The issue has been introduced in 07/27/2005. The weakness was published 07/08/2014 by Eric Lawrence as MS14-037 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is available at technet.microsoft.com. The public release has been coordinated with the vendor. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2014-2783 since 04/10/2014. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. 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 $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/08/2022). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3268 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.

Applying the patch MS14-037 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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (76406). Similar entries are available at 13024, 13025, 66999 and 66988.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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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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Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS14-037
Researcher: Eric Lawrence
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-2783 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1030532 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Mulitple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Bypass EV Certificate Guidelines
Vulnerability Center: 45299 - [MS14-037] Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 - 11 Security Bypass Vulnerability of the Extended Validation SSL Certificates, Medium
SecurityFocus: 68391 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Extended Validation SSL Certificate Security Bypass Vulnerability
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Created: 07/09/2014 10:13
Updated: 02/08/2022 11:35
Changes: 07/09/2014 10:13 (73), 04/07/2017 12:10 (10), 02/08/2022 11:28 (3), 02/08/2022 11:35 (1)
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