Microsoft Internet Explorer 8/9/10/11 memory corruption

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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8/9/10/11 (Web Browser). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is 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.

The issue has been introduced in 03/05/2008. The weakness was published 08/12/2014 by Peter Van Eeckhoutte (corelanc0d3r) with VeriSign iDefense Labs as MS14-051 as confirmed bulletin (Technet) via ZDI (Zero Day Initiative). The advisory is shared at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-4051 since 06/12/2014. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/17/2024). 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 2351 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 77169 (MS14-051: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2976627)), 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 100208 (Microsoft Internet Explorer Cumulative Security Update (MS14-051)).

Applying the patch MS14-051 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. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 13984.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (94985), Tenable (77169), SecurityFocus (BID 69126†), Secunia (SA60670†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1030715†). Similar entries are available at VDB-67329, VDB-67337, VDB-67336 and VDB-67335. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
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Nessus ID: 77169
Nessus Name: MS14-051: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2976627)
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OpenVAS ID: 800989
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities (2976627)
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Patch: MS14-051
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS14-051
Researcher: Peter Van Eeckhoutte (corelanc0d3r)
Organization: VeriSign iDefense Labs
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2014-4051 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-4051
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-67345

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X-Force: 94985
SecurityFocus: 69126 - Microsoft Internet Explorer CVE-2014-4051 Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Secunia: 60670
SecurityTracker: 1030715 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Mulitple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 45794 - [MS14-051] Microsoft Internet Explorer 8-11 Remote Code Execution due to Memory Corruption - CVE-2014-4051, Critical

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Created: 08/13/2014 11:45 AM
Updated: 12/17/2024 11:43 AM
Changes: 08/13/2014 11:45 AM (75), 04/07/2017 12:11 PM (16), 02/10/2022 03:11 PM (2), 02/10/2022 03:17 PM (1), 12/17/2024 11:43 AM (16)
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