Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 9 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5/6/7/8/9. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2014-1753. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5/6/7/8/9 (Web Browser). It has been classified as critical. 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 6 through 9 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 06/02/1998. The weakness was shared 04/08/2014 by Yuki Chen with Zero Day Initiative as MS14-018 as confirmed bulletin (Technet) via Zero Day Initiative (ZDI). The advisory is shared at technet.microsoft.com. The vendor cooperated in the coordination of the public release. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-1753 since 01/29/2014. 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 05/10/2026). 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 5789 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 73415 (MS14-018: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2950467)), 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 100187 (Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (MS14-018)).

Applying the patch MS14-018 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. A patch matrix is available in the vendor's advisory. A restart is required. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 13771.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (92031), Tenable (73415), SecurityFocus (BID 66648†), Secunia (SA57586†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1030032†). Further details are available at blog.spiderlabs.com. The entries VDB-12851, VDB-12850, VDB-12848 and VDB-12847 are related to this item. 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: 73415
Nessus Name: MS14-018: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2950467)
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OpenVAS ID: 804427
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities (2950467)
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Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS14-018
Researcher: Yuki Chen
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-1753 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-1753
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-12849

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X-Force: 92031 - Microsoft Internet Explorer code execution, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 66648 - Microsoft Internet Explorer CVE-2014-1753 Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Secunia: 57586 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
SecurityTracker: 1030032 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Memory Corruption Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 43968 - [MS14-018] Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 Through 9 Code Execution due to Memory Corruption - CVE-2014-1753, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/09/2014 13:16
Updated: 05/10/2026 03:30
Changes: 04/09/2014 13:16 (96), 04/07/2017 12:05 (9), 06/16/2021 17:55 (2), 05/10/2026 03:30 (15)
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