Microsoft Internet Explorer 9/10/11 ASLR access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9/10/11 and classified as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function of the component ASLR. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2014-4140. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9/10/11 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component ASLR. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 through 11 allows remote attackers to bypass the ASLR protection mechanism via a crafted web site, aka "Internet Explorer ASLR Bypass Vulnerability."

The issue has been introduced in 03/16/2010. The weakness was published 10/14/2014 by John Villamil as MS14-056 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared for download at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2014-4140. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1673 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 16894.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (78431), SecurityFocus (BID 70325†), Secunia (SA60968†), SecurityTracker (ID 1031018†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-46435†). krebsonsecurity.com is providing further details. Similar entries are available at VDB-67832, VDB-67831, VDB-67806 and VDB-67811. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Nessus ID: 78431
Nessus Name: MS14-056: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2987107)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS14-056
Researcher: John Villamil
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2014-4140 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-4140
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-67820

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SecurityFocus: 70325 - Microsoft Internet Explorer CVE-2014-4140 ASLR Security Bypass Vulnerability
Secunia: 60968
SecurityTracker: 1031018 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Mulitple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Bypass the ASLR Security Feature
Vulnerability Center: 46435 - [MS14-056] Internet Explorer 9 Through 11 Remote Security Bypass via Unspecified Vectors - CVE-2014-4140, Medium

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Created: 10/15/2014 11:22
Updated: 02/22/2022 03:03
Changes: 10/15/2014 11:22 (78), 04/07/2017 12:11 (10), 02/22/2022 02:55 (2), 02/22/2022 03:03 (1)
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