PT-2014-1084 · Microsoft · Internet Explorer

Published 2014-06-10 · Updated 2018-10-12 · CVE-2014-2773

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. It is also described as a use-after-free error when working with the ClmpAry object. This could enable attackers to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user by accessing objects in memory improperly.

Recommendations For Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 6 through 8, as a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to potentially malicious websites to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

RCE

DoS

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2014-00166

CVE-2014-2773

Affected Products

Internet Explorer

References · 8

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/34010 · Exploit
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2014-00166 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-2773 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-2773 · Security Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-035 · Vendor Advisory
• http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms14-035 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1030370 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/67858 · Note