PT-2014-1994 · Microsoft · Internet Explorer

Published 2014-08-12 · Updated 2018-02-23 · CVE-2014-8985

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.6

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Internet Explorer (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is caused by a buffer overflow in memory, allowing a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code and potentially cause a denial of service by visiting a specially crafted website. This could corrupt memory, enabling the attacker to execute code in the context of the current user.

Recommendations 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:2018-00370

CVE-2014-8985

Affected Products

Internet Explorer

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8985 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-8985 · Security Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-051 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2018-00370 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/70937 · Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms14-051 · Note