Buffer overflow in Microsoft Internet Explorer
CVE-2014-4079
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-2014-2799, CVE-2014-4059, CVE-2014-4065, CVE-2014-4081, CVE-2014-4083, CVE-2014-4085, CVE-2014-4088, CVE-2014-4090, CVE-2014-4094, CVE-2014-4097, CVE-2014-4100, CVE-2014-4103, CVE-2014-4104, CVE-2014-4105, CVE-2014-4106, CVE-2014-4107, CVE-2014-4108, CVE-2014-4109, CVE-2014-4110, and CVE-2014-4111.
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: 0.160 (96.8th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 96.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.160 · newest: 0.160 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Internet Explorer — versions 6, 7, 8
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/69581 (vdb-entry)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1030818 (vdb-entry)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-052 (vendor-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95509 (vdb-entry)