Microsoft Internet Explorer 6/7/8 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6/7/8. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2014-2797. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6/7/8 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code. 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 summary by CVE is:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 8 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 03/22/2001. The weakness was released 07/08/2014 by Bo Qu with Palo Alto Networks as MS14-037 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared at technet.microsoft.com. The public release was coordinated with Microsoft. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-2797 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. 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 4856 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 16462.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (76406), SecurityFocus (BID 68380†), Secunia (SA59775†), SecurityTracker (ID 1030532†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-45312†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-13024, VDB-13025, VDB-66999 and VDB-66988. 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: 76406
Nessus Name: MS14-037: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2975687)
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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-2014-2797 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-2797
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-67001

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SecurityFocus: 68380 - Microsoft Internet Explorer CVE-2014-2797 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: 45312 - [MS14-037] Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 - 8 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability due to Memory Corruption - CVE-2014-2797, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/09/2014 10:13
Updated: 02/08/2022 13:47
Changes: 07/09/2014 10:13 (81), 04/07/2017 12:10 (10), 02/08/2022 13:47 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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