PT-2014-1040 · Microsoft · Internet Explorer

Scott Bell · Published 2014-02-11 · Updated 2018-10-12 · CVE-2014-0280

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 Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 6 through 8

Description The issue is related to memory corruption, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service. This is due to improper access to objects in memory, which could lead to memory corruption and allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. The vulnerability is also associated with a lack of input validation, which can be exploited by a remote attacker.

Recommendations For Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 6 through 8, consider disabling JavaScript or restricting access to potentially malicious websites as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. 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:2014-00122

CVE-2014-0280

Affected Products

Internet Explorer

References · 10

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2014-00122 · Security Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-010 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-0280 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-0280 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90770 · Note
• http://osvdb.org/103179 · Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms14-010 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/56796 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1029741 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/65380 · Note