PT-2014-1491 · Microsoft · Internet Explorer

Yuki Chen · Published 2014-08-12 · Updated 2018-10-12 · CVE-2014-2824

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 version 8

Description The issue is related to memory corruption, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a crafted web site. This occurs due to improper access to objects in memory, which could corrupt memory and enable an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user.

Recommendations For Microsoft Internet Explorer version 8, consider applying security updates or patches to resolve the issue, as no specific workaround is provided for this version. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

DoS

RCE

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2015-00479

CVE-2014-2824

Affected Products

Internet Explorer

References · 9

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-2824 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-00479 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-2824 · Security Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-051 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/69120 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/94981 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/60670 · Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms14-051 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1030715 · Note