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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 10/11 (Web Browser). This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The issue has been introduced in 04/12/2011. The weakness was presented 09/09/2014 by Yuki Chen with Trend Micro as MS14-052 as confirmed bulletin (Technet) via ZDI (Zero Day Initiative). The advisory is shared at technet.microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-4091 since 04/10/2014. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1246 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 77572 (MS14-052: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2977629)), 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 100210 (Microsoft Internet Explorer Cumulative Security Update (MS14-052)).
Applying the patch MS14-052 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 databases at X-Force (95521) and Tenable (77572). See 12410, 67505, 67513 and 67484 for similar entries.
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 77572
Nessus Name: MS14-052: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2977629)
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Patch: MS14-052
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Vendor: microsoft.comAdvisory: MS14-052
Researcher: Yuki Chen
Organization: Trend Micro
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2014-4091 (🔍)
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X-Force: 95521 - Microsoft Internet Explorer code execution, High Risk
SecurityTracker: 1030818 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Mulitple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information
Vulnerability Center: 46080 - [MS14-052] Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 - 11 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability due to Memory Corruption - CVE-2014-4091, Critical
SecurityFocus: 69598 - Microsoft Internet Explorer CVE-2014-4091 Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability
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Entry
Created: 09/10/2014 11:11Updated: 02/15/2022 15:19
Changes: 09/10/2014 11:11 (80), 04/07/2017 12:11 (7), 02/15/2022 15:13 (2), 02/15/2022 15:19 (1)
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