Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8. The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2014-2770. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 (Web Browser). Affected is an unknown code block. 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 issue has been introduced in 03/05/2008. The weakness was released 06/10/2014 by Xin Ouyang with Palo Alto Network as MS14-035 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared for download at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2014-2770 since 04/10/2014. 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.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2288 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 (93386), Tenable (74427), SecurityFocus (BID 67855†), Secunia (SA58768†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1030370†). Further details are available at isc.sans.edu. Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-13306, VDB-13483, VDB-13498 and VDB-13512. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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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
Organization: Palo Alto Network
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2014-2770 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-2770
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-13536

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X-Force: 93386 - Microsoft Internet Explorer code execution, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 67855 - Microsoft Internet Explorer CVE-2014-2770 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: 44942 - [MS14-035] Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability due to Memory Corruption - CVE-2014-2770, Critical

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 06/11/2014 03:05
Updated: 08/24/2025 17:24
Changes: 06/11/2014 03:05 (85), 04/07/2017 12:05 (6), 06/22/2021 13:29 (2), 06/22/2021 13:35 (2), 12/22/2024 05:23 (18), 08/24/2025 17:24 (7)
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