Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 11 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 11. This affects an unknown part. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2014-6354. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 11 (Web Browser). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. 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 summary by CVE is:

Internet Explorer 6, Internet Explorer 7, Internet Explorer 8, Internet Explorer 9, Internet Explorer 10, and Internet Explorer 11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

The bug was discovered 02/10/2015. The weakness was released 06/27/2017 as MS14-051 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-6354 since 09/11/2014. 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 $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/29/2020). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.

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 and running in the context l.

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 before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (77169) and SecurityFocus (BID 69090†). Entries connected to this vulnerability 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
CWE: CWE-119
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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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Recommended: Patch
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Patch: MS14-051

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS14-051
Researcher: AbdulAziz Hariri
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2014-6354 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-6354
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-102841
SecurityFocus: 69090

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/28/2017 07:47
Updated: 12/29/2020 18:59
Changes: 06/28/2017 07:47 (73), 10/20/2019 17:44 (3), 12/29/2020 18:59 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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