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Summary
A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Microsoft Internet Explorer 11. The impacted element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability was named CVE-2014-4101. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.
Details
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 (Web Browser). This affects some 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 presented 09/09/2014 by Bo Qu and José A. Vázquez with Zero Day Initiative as MS14-052 as confirmed bulletin (Technet) via ZDI (Zero Day Initiative). It is possible to read the advisory at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-4101 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. 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 12/22/2024). 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 440 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 77572 (MS14-052: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2977629)), 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 100210 (Microsoft Internet Explorer Cumulative Security Update (MS14-052)).
Applying the patch MS14-052 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 16678.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (95531), Tenable (77572), SecurityFocus (BID 69609†), SecurityTracker (ID 1030818†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-46066†). See VDB-12410, VDB-67505, VDB-67513 and VDB-67484 for similar entries. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for 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: 6.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.5
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 77572
Nessus Name: MS14-052: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2977629)
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Patch: MS14-052
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Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comAdvisory: MS14-052
Researcher: Bo Qu, José A. Vázquez
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2014-4101 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-4101
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-67503
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X-Force: 95531 - Microsoft Internet Explorer code execution, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 69609 - Microsoft Internet Explorer CVE-2014-4101 Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1030818 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Mulitple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information
Vulnerability Center: 46066 - [MS14-052] Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 Remote Code Execution due to Memory Corruption - CVE-2014-4101, Critical
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Entry
Created: 09/10/2014 11:11Updated: 12/22/2024 17:31
Changes: 09/10/2014 11:11 (79), 04/07/2017 12:11 (7), 02/15/2022 17:20 (2), 02/15/2022 17:27 (1), 12/22/2024 17:31 (16)
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