Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 11. This issue affects some unknown processing. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-2802. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 (Web Browser). This affects an unknown functionality. 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 06/26/2013. The weakness was published 07/08/2014 by Yuki Chen with Qihoo 360 Security Center as MS14-037 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-2802 since 04/10/2014. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for 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 377 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 16326.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (76406), SecurityFocus (BID 68384†), Secunia (SA59775†), SecurityTracker (ID 1030532†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-45316†). Similar entries are available at VDB-13024, VDB-13025, VDB-66999 and VDB-66988. 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: Yuki Chen
Organization: Qihoo 360 Security Center
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2014-2802 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-2802
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-67005

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SecurityFocus: 68384 - Microsoft Internet Explorer CVE-2014-2802 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: 45316 - [MS14-037] Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability due to Memory Corruption - CVE-2014-2802, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/09/2014 10:13
Updated: 02/08/2022 14:21
Changes: 07/09/2014 10:13 (75), 04/07/2017 12:10 (10), 02/08/2022 14:17 (2), 02/08/2022 14:21 (1)
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