PT-2014-1570 · Microsoft · Internet Explorer

Skylined · Published 2014-09-09 · Updated 2018-10-12 · CVE-2014-4098

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 8 through 11

Description The issue is related to incorrect access to objects in memory, which can cause a memory error and allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. This can be achieved via a crafted web site, potentially leading to memory corruption or denial of service.

Recommendations For Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 8 through 11, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue to prevent remote code execution and denial of service. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

RCE

DoS

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2015-00505

CVE-2014-4098

ZDI-14-310

Affected Products

Internet Explorer

References · 10

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-00505 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-14-310 · Security Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-052 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-4092 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-4098 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4098 · Security Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms14-052 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/69606 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95528 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1030818 · Note