Microsoft Internet Explorer 9/10/11 resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9/10/11. It has been rated as critical. The affected element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes resource management. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2014-6343. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9/10/11 (Web Browser). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 through 11 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 03/16/2010. The weakness was presented 11/11/2014 by 0016EECD9D7159A949DAD3BC17E0A939 with Zero Day Initiative as MS14-065 as confirmed bulletin (Technet) via ZDI (Zero Day Initiative). The advisory is shared at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-6343 since 09/11/2014. 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 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 16552.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (98353), Tenable (79126), SecurityFocus (BID 70344†), SecurityTracker (ID 1031185†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-47022†). See VDB-68169, VDB-68166, VDB-68167 and VDB-68168 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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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: 0016EECD9D7159A949DAD3BC17E0A939
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2014-6343 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-6343
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-68173

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X-Force: 98353 - Microsoft Internet Explorer code execution, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 70344 - Microsoft Internet Explorer CVE-2014-6343 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: 47022 - [MS14-065] Internet Explorer 9 Through 11 on Workstations Remote Host Privilege due to Memory Corruption - CVE-2014-6343, Critical

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Created: 11/12/2014 17:00
Updated: 02/24/2022 14:44
Changes: 11/12/2014 17:00 (79), 04/07/2017 12:11 (8), 02/24/2022 14:44 (3)
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