CVE-2014-1763 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 through 11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code and bypass a sandbox protection mechanism via unspecified vectors, as demonstrated by VUPEN during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2014.

Published: 2014-04-27

Score: 10.0 Critical

EPSS: 39.3% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:9:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:10:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:11:-::::::

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.39317.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/59775
http://twitter.com/thezdi/statuses/443855973673754624
http://www.pwn2own.com/2014/03/pwn2own-results-for-wednesday-day-one/
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/532797/100/0/threaded
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030532
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-037

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Internet Explorer

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2014-04-27T10:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T09:50:11.163Z

Reserved: 2014-01-29T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-1763

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2014-04-27T10:55:03.200

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2014-1763

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-399

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