Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8. This impacts an unknown function. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2014-0279. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 (Web Browser). Affected is some unknown functionality. 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. CVE summarizes:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 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-2014-0277 and CVE-2014-0278.

The issue has been introduced in 03/05/2008. The weakness was disclosed 02/11/2014 by Scott Bell with Security-Assessment.com as MS14-010 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared for download at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2014-0279 since 12/03/2013. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 04/19/2025). 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 2169 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 9, 10 or 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 13547.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (90769), Tenable (72433), SecurityFocus (BID 65378†), OSVDB (103178†) and Secunia (SA56796†). Further details are available at zdnet.com. The entries VDB-12238, VDB-12239, VDB-12240 and VDB-12241 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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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 9/10/11
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS14-010
Researcher: Scott Bell
Organization: Security-Assessment.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2014-0279 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-0279
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-12252

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X-Force: 90769 - Microsoft Internet Explorer memory corruption code execution, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 65378 - Microsoft Internet Explorer CVE-2014-0279 Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Secunia: 56796
OSVDB: 103178
SecurityTracker: 1029741
Vulnerability Center: 43223 - [MS14-010] Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 Remote Code Execution and DoS (CVE-2014-0279), Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/12/2014 14:47
Updated: 04/19/2025 23:06
Changes: 02/12/2014 14:47 (81), 04/07/2017 12:04 (8), 06/09/2021 10:53 (2), 06/09/2021 10:58 (1), 01/08/2025 22:13 (15), 04/19/2025 23:06 (1)
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