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

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8/9/10/11 and classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-2804. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8/9/10/11 (Web Browser). This issue affects an unknown part. 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 disclosed 07/08/2014 by NSFocus Security Team (exp-sky) with NSFocus as MS14-037 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at technet.microsoft.com. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with Microsoft. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-2804 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 $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/20/2024). 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. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 16467.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (76406), SecurityFocus (BID 68386†), Secunia (SA59775†), SecurityTracker (ID 1030532†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-45318†). The entries VDB-13024, VDB-13025, VDB-66999 and VDB-66988 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source 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: NSFocus Security Team (exp-sky)
Organization: NSFocus
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-2804 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-2804
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-67007

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SecurityFocus: 68386 - Microsoft Internet Explorer CVE-2014-2804 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: 45318 - [MS14-037] Microsoft Internet Explorer 8-11 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability due to Memory Corruption - CVE-2014-2804, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/09/2014 10:13
Updated: 12/20/2024 05:01
Changes: 07/09/2014 10:13 (77), 04/07/2017 12:10 (11), 02/08/2022 14:27 (2), 02/08/2022 14:30 (1), 12/20/2024 05:01 (16)
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