Microsoft Internet Explorer 8/9/10/11 information disclosure

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8/9/10/11 (Web Browser). This vulnerability affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 through 11 allows remote attackers to read content from a different (1) domain or (2) zone via a crafted web site, aka "Internet Explorer Cross-domain Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

The issue has been introduced in 03/05/2008. The weakness was released 11/11/2014 by Takeshi Terada as MS14-065 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared for download at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2014-6346 since 09/11/2014. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2442 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 79126 (MS14-065: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (3003057)), 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 100215 (Microsoft Internet Explorer Cumulative Security Update (MS14-065)).

Applying the patch MS14-065 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 (98356) and Tenable (79126). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 68169, 68166, 68167 and 68168.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1592

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Nessus ID: 79126
Nessus Name: MS14-065: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (3003057)
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Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS14-065
Researcher: Takeshi Terada
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2014-6346 (🔍)
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X-Force: 98356 - Microsoft Internet Explorer information disclosure, Medium Risk
SecurityTracker: 1031185 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Memory Corruption Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information, and Bypass ASLR Security Protection
Vulnerability Center: 47025 - [MS14-065] Internet Explorer 8 Through 11 on Workstations Remote Information Disclosure - CVE-2014-6346, Medium
SecurityFocus: 70946 - Microsoft Internet Explorer CVE-2014-6346 Cross Domain Information Disclosure Vulnerability

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Created: 11/12/2014 17:00
Updated: 02/24/2022 14:51
Changes: 11/12/2014 17:00 (80), 04/07/2017 12:11 (7), 02/24/2022 14:51 (2)
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