PT-2014-1122 · Microsoft · Internet Explorer

Hui Gao · Published 2014-06-10 · Updated 2018-10-12 · CVE-2014-1796

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 6, 8 through 11

Description The issue is related to a use-after-free error when accessing the CDispStructureNode object, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a crafted web site. This could corrupt memory in such a way that an attacker could execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user.

Recommendations For Internet Explorer version 6: update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Internet Explorer versions 8 through 11: update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to potentially malicious web sites to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

RCE

DoS

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2014-00205

CVE-2014-1796

Affected Products

Internet Explorer

References · 9

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/34010 · Exploit
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2014-00205 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-1796 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-1796 · 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://technet.microsoft.com/ru-ru/security/bulletin/ms14-035 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/67889 · Note