Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9. It has been declared as critical. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation results in resource management. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2014-6342. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 (Web Browser). It has been classified as critical. Affected is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 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," a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-6348.

The issue has been introduced in 03/16/2010. The weakness was disclosed 11/11/2014 by SkyLined with Zero Day Initiative as MS14-065 as confirmed bulletin (Technet) via ZDI (Zero Day Initiative). The advisory is shared for download at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2014-6342. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1701 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 79126 (MS14-065: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (3003057)), 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 100215 (Microsoft Internet Explorer Cumulative Security Update (MS14-065)).

Applying the patch MS14-065 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 16559.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (98352), Tenable (79126), SecurityFocus (BID 70341†), SecurityTracker (ID 1031185†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-47021†). The entries VDB-68169, VDB-68166, VDB-68167 and VDB-68168 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 79126
Nessus Name: MS14-065: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (3003057)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS14-065
Researcher: SkyLined
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2014-6342 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-6342
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-68172

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X-Force: 98352 - Microsoft Internet Explorer code execution, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 70341 - Microsoft Internet Explorer CVE-2014-6342 Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1031185 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Memory Corruption Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information, and Bypass ASLR Security Protection
Vulnerability Center: 47021 - [MS14-065] Internet Explorer 9 on Workstations Remote Host Privilege due to Memory Corruption - CVE-2014-6342, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 11/12/2014 17:00
Updated: 02/24/2022 14:39
Changes: 11/12/2014 17:00 (81), 04/07/2017 12:11 (8), 02/24/2022 14:38 (3), 02/24/2022 14:39 (1)
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