Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 and classified as critical. This affects an unknown function. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2014-4112. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

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

Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site, aka "Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-0304.

The bug was discovered 10/11/2017. The weakness was released 07/08/2014 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at docs.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-4112 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. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 72930 (MS14-012: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2925418)), 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 a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (72930) and SecurityFocus (BID 65551†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-12320, VDB-12531, VDB-12532 and VDB-12533. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 72930
Nessus Name: MS14-012: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2925418)
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OpenVAS ID: 841135
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities (2976627)
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06/12/2014 +93 days 🔍
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10/11/2017 +1191 days 🔍
02/08/2018 +120 days 🔍
02/09/2018 +1 days 🔍
02/03/2021 +1090 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: docs.microsoft.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2014-4112 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-4112
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-113011
SecurityFocus: 65551

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/09/2018 08:41
Updated: 02/03/2021 07:24
Changes: 02/09/2018 08:41 (70), 01/03/2020 08:15 (2), 02/03/2021 07:24 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:AFF:103

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