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CVE-2014-4055

Microsoft Internet Explorer CInput onfocus Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Severity Score

9.3
*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 and 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-2014-2796, CVE-2014-2808, CVE-2014-2825, CVE-2014-4050, and CVE-2014-4067.

Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 y 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-2014-2796, CVE-2014-2808, CVE-2014-2825, CVE-2014-4050, y CVE-2014-4067.

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 vulnerability relates to how Internet Explorer processes the onfocus event of an input element. By manipulating a document's elements an attacker can force a CInput object in memory to be reused after it has been freed. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current process.

*Credits: Simon ZuckerbraunHP Zero Day Initiative
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2014-06-12 CVE Reserved
  • 2014-08-12 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
  • 2024-11-15 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Microsoft
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Internet Explorer
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10
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-
Affected
Microsoft
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Internet Explorer
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11
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Affected