PT-2014-1528 · Microsoft · Internet Explorer

Bo Qu · Published 2014-07-08 · Updated 2018-10-12 · CVE-2014-2801

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 10 through 11

Description A remote code execution issue exists due to improper access to objects in memory. This could corrupt memory, allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. The issue can be triggered by visiting a crafted web site.

Recommendations For Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 10 and 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.

Fix

RCE

DoS

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2015-00496

CVE-2014-2801

Affected Products

Internet Explorer

References · 8

• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-2801 · Security Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-037 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-00496 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-2801 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1030532 · Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms14-037 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/68383 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/59775 · Note