Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 use after free

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 (Web Browser). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site that triggers improper processing of CElement objects, aka "Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-1751 and CVE-2014-1755. NOTE: MS14-018 originally had a typo of CVE-2014-0235 for this.

The issue has been introduced in 03/16/2010. The weakness was published 07/03/2014 with Zero Day Initiative as MS14-018 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-0325 since 12/03/2013. 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. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1484 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 73415 (MS14-018: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2950467)), 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 100187 (Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (MS14-018)).

Applying the patch MS14-018 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at technet.microsoft.com. A possible mitigation has been published 9 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 13445.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (73415). Similar entries are available at 12851, 12850, 12849 and 12848.

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Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 73415
Nessus Name: MS14-018: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2950467)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS14-018
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2014-0325 (🔍)
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Vulnerability Center: 43952 - [MS14-018] Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 Code Execution due to Memory Corruption - CVE-2014-0325, Critical
SecurityFocus: 66646 - Microsoft Internet Explorer CVE-2014-0325 Memory Corruption Vulnerability

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Created: 03/26/2015 12:07
Updated: 03/24/2022 10:24
Changes: 03/26/2015 12:07 (68), 04/07/2017 12:12 (10), 03/24/2022 10:24 (2)
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