| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 11. It has been rated as critical. This affects an unknown part. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2014-2817. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.
Details
A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 11 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 11 allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a crafted web site, aka "Internet Explorer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
The issue has been introduced in 03/22/2001. The weakness was presented 08/12/2014 by James Forshaw with Context Information Security as MS14-051 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-2817 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. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/09/2024). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.
It is declared as attacked. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 4891 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 77169 (MS14-051: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2976627)), 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 100208 (Microsoft Internet Explorer Cumulative Security Update (MS14-051)). The CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog lists this issue since 05/25/2022 with a due date of 06/15/2022:
Apply updates per vendor instructions.Applying the patch MS14-051 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 Zero-Day.cz (373), Tenable (77169), SecurityFocus (BID 69092†), SecurityTracker (ID 1030715†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-45782†). See VDB-67329, VDB-67337, VDB-67336 and VDB-67335 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.
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- Vendor: https://www.microsoft.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.1VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0
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Nessus ID: 77169
Nessus Name: MS14-051: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2976627)
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OpenVAS ID: 800989
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities (2976627)
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Patch: MS14-051
Timeline
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Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comAdvisory: MS14-051
Researcher: James Forshaw
Organization: Context Information Security
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2014-2817 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-2817
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-67333
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SecurityFocus: 69092 - Microsoft Internet Explorer CVE-2014-2817 Remote Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1030715 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Mulitple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 45782 - [MS14-051] Microsoft Internet Explorer 6-11 Remote Privilege Escalation Vulnerability - CVE-2014-2817, Medium
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 08/13/2014 11:45Updated: 09/09/2024 22:30
Changes: 08/13/2014 11:45 (76), 04/07/2017 12:11 (14), 02/10/2022 14:09 (2), 04/26/2024 15:09 (26), 06/28/2024 21:59 (12), 07/12/2024 02:04 (2), 09/09/2024 22:30 (1)
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