CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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6.0 | $5k-$25k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6/7 (Web Browser). This affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The issue has been introduced in 03/22/2001. The weakness was shared 07/08/2014 by Zhao Wei with KnownSec as MS14-037 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at technet.microsoft.com. The vendor cooperated in the coordination of the public release. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-2794 since 04/10/2014. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. 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 $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.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 4856 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. 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). The entries 13024, 13025, 66988 and 66989 are related to this item.
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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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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Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comAdvisory: MS14-037
Researcher: Zhao Wei
Organization: KnownSec
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-2794 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1030532 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Mulitple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Bypass EV Certificate Guidelines
Vulnerability Center: 45310 - [MS14-037] Microsoft Internet Explorer 6-7 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability due to Memory Corruption - CVE-2014-2794, Critical
SecurityFocus: 68378 - Microsoft Internet Explorer CVE-2014-2794 Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Secunia: 59775
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Entry
Created: 07/09/2014 10:13Updated: 02/08/2022 13:28
Changes: 07/09/2014 10:13 (74), 04/07/2017 12:10 (11), 02/08/2022 13:23 (2), 02/08/2022 13:28 (1)
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