PT-2014-1077 · Microsoft · Internet Explorer

Bo Qu · Published 2014-03-11 · Updated 2018-10-12 · CVE-2014-0302

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 can occur via a crafted web site. The vulnerability is also described as a use-after-free error when working with the CGrabHandleAdorner object, which can be exploited by remote attackers using a specially created site. The vulnerability exists due to improper access to objects in memory, potentially corrupting memory and allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user.

Recommendations For Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 6 through 8, 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:2014-00159

CVE-2014-0302

Affected Products

Internet Explorer

References · 5

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2014-00159 · Security Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-012 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-0302 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-0302 · Security Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms14-012 · Note