PT-2014-7181 · Microsoft · Internet Explorer

Published 2014-11-11 · Updated 2018-10-12 · CVE-2014-6351

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 A remote code execution issue exists due to improper memory access. This could lead to memory corruption, allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. If the current user has administrative rights, an attacker could gain complete control of the system, enabling them to install programs, view, change, or delete data, or create new accounts with full user rights.

Recommendations For Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 8 through 11, update to a version that is not affected by this issue to prevent exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

DoS

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-399

Related Identifiers

CVE-2014-6351

ZDI-14-381

Affected Products

Internet Explorer

References · 7

• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-14-381 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-6351 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-6351 · Security Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-065 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/70323 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1031185 · Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/ms14-065 · Note