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. This vulnerability affects unknown code. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-0285. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6/7/8/9/10 (Web Browser). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 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-2014-0275 and CVE-2014-0286.

The issue has been introduced in 03/22/2001. The weakness was disclosed 02/11/2014 with Microsoft as MS14-010 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared at technet.microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-0285 since 12/03/2013. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. 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 $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/09/2025). 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 13530.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (90775), Tenable (72433), SecurityFocus (BID 65384†), OSVDB (103183†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-43228†). zdnet.com is providing further details. The entries VDB-12238, VDB-12239, VDB-12240 and VDB-12241 are pretty similar. 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: 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
Organization: Microsoft
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2014-0285 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-0285
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-12257

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X-Force: 90775 - Microsoft Internet Explorer memory corruption code execution, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 65384 - Microsoft Internet Explorer CVE-2014-0285 Memory Corruption Vulnerability
OSVDB: 103183
SecurityTracker: 1029741
Vulnerability Center: 43228 - [MS14-010] Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 Through 11 Remote Code Execution and DoS (CVE-2014-0285), Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/12/2014 14:50
Updated: 01/09/2025 21:05
Changes: 02/12/2014 14:50 (83), 04/07/2017 12:04 (6), 06/09/2021 12:07 (2), 06/09/2021 12:15 (1), 01/09/2025 21:05 (15)
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