PT-2014-1038 · Microsoft · Internet Explorer

Lokihardt@Asrt · Published 2014-03-11 · Updated 2018-10-12 · CVE-2014-0298

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Internet Explorer versions 9 through 11

Description The issue is related to a use-after-free error when handling a CMarkup object, allowing a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service due to memory corruption. This occurs because Internet Explorer improperly accesses objects in memory, potentially corrupting it in a way that enables an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user.

Recommendations For Internet Explorer versions 9 through 11, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue to prevent remote code execution or denial of service. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

RCE

DoS

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2014-00120

CVE-2014-0298

ZDI-14-031

Affected Products

Internet Explorer

References · 7

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2014-00120 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-0298 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-0298 · Security Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-012 · Vendor Advisory
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-14-031 · Security Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms14-012 · Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/ru-ru/security/bulletin/ms14-012 · Note