Microsoft Internet Explorer 10/11 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 10/11. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. This manipulation causes access control. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-6349. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 10/11 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 and 11 allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a crafted web site, aka "Internet Explorer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-6350.

The issue has been introduced in 04/12/2011. The weakness was shared 11/11/2014 by James Forshaw with Google Project Zero as MS14-065 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-6349 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. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1309 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. 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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (98359), Tenable (79126), SecurityFocus (BID 70939†), SecurityTracker (ID 1031185†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-47028†). The entries VDB-68169, VDB-68166, VDB-68167 and VDB-68168 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 79126
Nessus Name: MS14-065: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (3003057)
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Patch: MS14-065

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS14-065
Researcher: James Forshaw
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2014-6349 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-6349
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-68179

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X-Force: 98359 - Microsoft Internet Explorer privilege escalation, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 70939 - Microsoft Internet Explorer CVE-2014-6349 Remote Privilege Escalation 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: 47028 - [MS14-065] Internet Explorer 10 Through 11 on Workstations Remote Privileges Escalation - CVE-2014-6349, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 11/12/2014 17:00
Updated: 02/24/2022 15:00
Changes: 11/12/2014 17:00 (78), 04/07/2017 12:12 (6), 02/24/2022 15:00 (2)
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