Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Microsoft Internet Explorer 11. The impacted element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2014-0289. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 (Web Browser). This affects an unknown code. 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 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-2014-0267 and CVE-2014-0290.

The issue has been introduced in 06/26/2013. The weakness was released 02/11/2014 by lokihardt@ASRT with Zero Day Initiative as MS14-010 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-0289 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. 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 230 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)).

Applying the patch MS14-010 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at technet.microsoft.com. 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 13395.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (90779), Tenable (72433), SecurityFocus (BID 65389†), OSVDB (103187†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-43232†). Further details are available at zdnet.com. Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-12238, VDB-12239, VDB-12240 and VDB-12241. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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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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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS14-010
Researcher: lokihardt@ASRT
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2014-0289 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-0289
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-12261

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X-Force: 90779 - Microsoft Internet Explorer memory corruption code execution, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 65389 - Microsoft Internet Explorer CVE-2014-0289 Memory Corruption Vulnerability
OSVDB: 103187
SecurityTracker: 1029741
Vulnerability Center: 43232 - [MS14-010] Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 Remote Code Execution and DoS (CVE-2014-0289), Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/12/2014 14:52
Updated: 01/09/2025 21:24
Changes: 02/12/2014 14:52 (81), 04/07/2017 15:24 (6), 06/09/2021 13:06 (2), 06/09/2021 13:11 (1), 12/22/2024 05:48 (16), 01/09/2025 21:24 (1)
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