| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6/7/8/9/10. The impacted element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2014-4127. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6/7/8/9/10 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does
not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the
properties that are required to process the data safely and
correctly. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site, aka "Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
The issue has been introduced in 03/22/2001. The weakness was released 10/14/2014 by Bo Qu with Palo Alto Networks as MS14-056 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at technet.microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-4127 since 06/12/2014. 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 vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 4954 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 78431 (MS14-056: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2987107)), 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 100212 (Microsoft Internet Explorer Cumulative Security Update (MS14-056)).
Applying the patch MS14-056 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 16854.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (78431), SecurityFocus (BID 70329†), Secunia (SA60968†), SecurityTracker (ID 1031018†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-46438†). krebsonsecurity.com is providing further details. Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-67832, VDB-67831, VDB-67806 and VDB-67810. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.microsoft.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0
VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploiting
Class: Input validationCWE: CWE-20
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Nessus ID: 78431
Nessus Name: MS14-056: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2987107)
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Countermeasures
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Patch: MS14-056
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Timeline
03/22/2001 🔍06/12/2014 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comAdvisory: MS14-056
Researcher: Bo Qu
Organization: Palo Alto Networks
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2014-4127 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-4127
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-67811
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SecurityFocus: 70329 - Microsoft Internet Explorer CVE-2014-4127 Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Secunia: 60968
SecurityTracker: 1031018 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Mulitple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Bypass the ASLR Security Feature
Vulnerability Center: 46438 - [MS14-056] Internet Explorer 6 Through 10 Remote Host Privilege due to Memory Corruption - CVE-2014-4127, Critical
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Entry
Created: 10/15/2014 11:22Updated: 02/22/2022 01:09
Changes: 10/15/2014 11:22 (79), 04/07/2017 12:11 (11), 02/22/2022 01:09 (3)
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