PT-2014-1601 · Microsoft · Internet Explorer

Published 2014-07-08 · Updated 2018-10-12 · CVE-2014-2788

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 6 through 7

Description The issue is related to improper access to objects in memory, which could lead to memory corruption. This allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. The estimated number of potentially affected devices worldwide is not specified. There is no information about real-world incidents where this issue was exploited.

Recommendations For Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 6 and 7, 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:2015-00520

CVE-2014-2788

Affected Products

Internet Explorer

References · 8

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-00520 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-2788 · Security Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-037 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-2788 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1030532 · Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms14-037 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/68373 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/59775 · Note