Microsoft Internet Explorer 8/9/10/11 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8/9/10/11. It has been classified as critical. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2014-2789. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8/9/10/11 (Web Browser). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block. 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 issue has been introduced in 03/05/2008. The weakness was published 07/08/2014 by Bo Qu with Palo Alto Networks as MS14-037 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at technet.microsoft.com. The public release has been coordinated with Microsoft. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-2789 since 04/10/2014. 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. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/08/2022). 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 2316 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 76406 (MS14-037: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2975687)), 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 100192 (Microsoft Internet Explorer Cumulative Security Update (MS14-037)).

Applying the patch MS14-037 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 Tenable (76406), SecurityFocus (BID 68374†), Secunia (SA59775†), SecurityTracker (ID 1030532†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-45305†). Similar entries are available at VDB-13024, VDB-13025, VDB-66999 and VDB-66988. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 76406
Nessus Name: MS14-037: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2975687)
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Patch: MS14-037

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS14-037
Researcher: Bo Qu
Organization: Palo Alto Networks
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-2789 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-2789
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-66995

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SecurityFocus: 68374 - Microsoft Internet Explorer CVE-2014-2789 Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Secunia: 59775
SecurityTracker: 1030532 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Mulitple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Bypass EV Certificate Guidelines
Vulnerability Center: 45305 - [MS14-037] Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 - 11 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability due to Memory Corruption - CVE-2014-2789, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/09/2014 10:13
Updated: 02/08/2022 12:41
Changes: 07/09/2014 10:13 (76), 04/07/2017 12:10 (10), 02/08/2022 12:34 (2), 02/08/2022 12:41 (1)
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