Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9. It has been rated as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2014-2791. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 (Web Browser). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. 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 summary by CVE is:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 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 03/16/2010. The weakness was disclosed 07/08/2014 by Arthur Gerkis with Zero Day Initiative as MS14-037 as confirmed bulletin (Technet) via ZDI (Zero Day Initiative). The advisory is shared at technet.microsoft.com. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with Microsoft. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-2791 since 04/10/2014. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. 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 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 1575 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. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 13718.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (76406), SecurityFocus (BID 68376†), Secunia (SA59775†), SecurityTracker (ID 1030532†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-45308†). The entries VDB-13024, VDB-13025, VDB-66999 and VDB-66988 are pretty similar. 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: 76406
Nessus Name: MS14-037: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2975687)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS14-037
Researcher: Arthur Gerkis
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-2791 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-2791
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-66997

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SecurityFocus: 68376 - Microsoft Internet Explorer CVE-2014-2791 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: 45308 - [MS14-037] Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability due to Memory Corruption - CVE-2014-2791, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/09/2014 10:13
Updated: 02/08/2022 13:04
Changes: 07/09/2014 10:13 (76), 04/07/2017 12:10 (12), 02/08/2022 13:04 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:27A:103

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