| 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 classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2014-4111. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to install a patch to address 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 code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The issue has been introduced in 03/22/2001. The weakness was presented 09/09/2014 by Yujie Wen with Qihoo 360 Security Center as MS14-052 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-4111 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. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k 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 4919 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.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (95541), Tenable (77572), SecurityFocus (BID 69615†), SecurityTracker (ID 1030818†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-46044†). See VDB-12410, VDB-67505, VDB-67484 and VDB-67483 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: 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
Timeline
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Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comAdvisory: MS14-052
Researcher: Yujie Wen
Organization: Qihoo 360 Security Center
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2014-4111 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-4111
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-67513
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X-Force: 95541 - Microsoft Internet Explorer code execution, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 69615 - Microsoft Internet Explorer CVE-2014-4111 Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1030818 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Mulitple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information
Vulnerability Center: 46044 - [MS14-052] Microsoft Internet Explorer 6-11 Remote Code Execution due to Memory Corruption - CVE-2014-4111, Critical
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Entry
Created: 09/10/2014 11:11Updated: 12/22/2024 19:47
Changes: 09/10/2014 11:11 (78), 04/07/2017 12:11 (7), 02/15/2022 19:46 (2), 02/15/2022 19:54 (1), 12/22/2024 19:47 (16)
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