Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Microsoft Internet Explorer 11. This vulnerability affects unknown code. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2014-2755. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The issue has been introduced in 06/26/2013. The weakness was disclosed 06/10/2014 by Xin Ouyang and Zhibin Hu with Palo Alto Networks as MS14-035 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is available at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2014-2755 since 04/10/2014. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 349 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 74427 (MS14-035: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2969262)), 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 100202 (Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (MS14-035)).

Applying the patch MS14-035 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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (93372), Tenable (74427), SecurityFocus (BID 67840†), Secunia (SA58768†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1030370†). Additional details are provided at isc.sans.edu. The entries VDB-13306, VDB-13483, VDB-13498 and VDB-13512 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 74427
Nessus Name: MS14-035: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2969262)
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Patch: MS14-035

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS14-035
Researcher: Xin Ouyang, Zhibin Hu
Organization: Palo Alto Networks
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2014-2755 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-2755
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-13522

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X-Force: 93372 - Microsoft Internet Explorer code execution, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 67840 - Microsoft Internet Explorer CVE-2014-2755 Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Secunia: 58768 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
SecurityTracker: 1030370 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Memory Corruption Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 44920 - [MS14-035] Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability due to Memory Corruption - CVE-2014-2755, Critical

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 06/11/2014 03:05
Updated: 08/27/2025 16:17
Changes: 06/11/2014 03:05 (84), 04/07/2017 12:05 (6), 06/22/2021 10:24 (2), 06/22/2021 10:30 (2), 12/22/2024 01:58 (18), 08/27/2025 16:17 (7)
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