Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 10 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6/7/8/9/10. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability was named CVE-2014-0269. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6/7/8/9/10 (Web Browser). This affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 10 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."

The issue has been introduced in 03/22/2001. The weakness was presented 02/11/2014 by Simon Zuckerbraun with Zero Day Initiative as MS14-010 as confirmed bulletin (Technet) via Zero Day Initiative (ZDI). It is possible to read the advisory at technet.microsoft.com. The public release was coordinated in cooperation with Microsoft. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-0269 since 12/03/2013. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. 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 pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/08/2025). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 4709 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 72433 (MS14-010: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2909921)), 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 100178 (Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (MS14-010)).

Upgrading to version 11 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch MS14-010 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at technet.microsoft.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be patching the affected component. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 13237.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (90760), Tenable (72433), SecurityFocus (BID 65363†), OSVDB (103169†) and Secunia (SA56796†). Further details are available at zdnet.com. See VDB-12238, VDB-12239, VDB-12240 and VDB-12241 for similar entries. 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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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 72433
Nessus Name: MS14-010: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2909921)
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Upgrade: Internet Explorer 11
Patch: MS14-010
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS14-010
Researcher: Simon Zuckerbraun
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-0269 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-0269
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-12243

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X-Force: 90760 - Microsoft Internet Explorer memory corruption code execution, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 65363 - Microsoft Internet Explorer CVE-2014-0269 Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Secunia: 56796 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 103169
SecurityTracker: 1029741
Vulnerability Center: 43214 - [MS14-010] Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 Through 10 Remote Code Execution and DoS (CVE-2014-0269), Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/12/2014 14:33
Updated: 01/08/2025 16:27
Changes: 02/12/2014 14:33 (88), 04/07/2017 12:04 (6), 06/09/2021 09:30 (2), 06/09/2021 09:34 (1), 01/08/2025 16:27 (15)
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