PT-2014-1496 · Microsoft · Internet Explorer

Abdul Aziz Hariri + 2 · Published 2014-07-08 · Updated 2018-10-12 · CVE-2014-2791

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 9

Description The issue is related 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. This can be triggered by visiting a crafted web site.

Recommendations For Microsoft Internet Explorer version 9, apply the necessary patch to fix the memory corruption issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to potentially malicious web sites to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

RCE

DoS

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2015-00482

CVE-2014-2791

ZDI-14-215

Affected Products

Internet Explorer

References · 9

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-00482 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-2791 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-2791 · Security Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-037 · Vendor Advisory
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-14-215 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1030532 · Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms14-037 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/59775 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/68376 · Note