CVE-2014-1779
Microsoft Internet Explorer CElement Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Severity Score
Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
1Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site, aka "Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-0282, CVE-2014-1775, CVE-2014-1799, CVE-2014-1803, and CVE-2014-2757.
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 hasta 11 permite a atacantes remotos ejecutar código arbitrario o causar una denegación de servicio (corrupción de memoria) a través de un sitio web manipulado, también conocido como 'vulnerabilidad de corrupción de memoria de Internet Explorer,' una vulnerabilidad diferente a CVE-2014-0282, CVE-2014-1775, CVE-2014-1799, CVE-2014-1803 y CVE-2014-2757.
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Microsoft Internet Explorer. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.
The specific flaw exists within the handling of CElement objects. By manipulating a document's elements an attacker can force a dangling pointer to be reused after it has been freed. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current process.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:-
Timeline
- 2014-01-29 CVE Reserved
- 2014-06-11 CVE Published
- 2014-07-08 First Exploit
- 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
- 2024-09-14 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
- CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CAPEC
References (4)
| URL | Tag | Source |
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| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67872 | Vdb Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030370 | Vdb Entry |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34010 | 2014-07-08 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-035 | 2018-10-12 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" | 6 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "6" | - |
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| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" | 7 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "7" | - |
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| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" | 8 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "8" | - |
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| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" | 9 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "9" | - |
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| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" | 10 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "10" | - |
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| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" | 11 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "11" | - |
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