Buffer overflow in Microsoft Internet Explorer
CVE-2014-0271
The VBScript engine in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 11, and VBScript 5.6 through 5.8, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site, aka "VBScript Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 9.3 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.384 (98.5th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 99th percentile — 98.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.384 · newest: 0.384 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Internet Explorer — versions 6, 7, 8
- Microsoft Vbscript — versions 5.6, 5.7, 5.8
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-010 (vendor-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90757 (vdb-entry)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1029741 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/56796 (third-party-advisory)
- osvdb.org/103166 (vdb-entry)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-011 (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/65395 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/56814 (third-party-advisory)