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CVE-2014-1766 Detail

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 through 11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site, as demonstrated by Sebastian Apelt and Andreas Schmidt during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2014. NOTE: the original disclosure referred to triggering a kernel bug with the Internet Explorer exploit payload, but this ID is not for a kernel vulnerability.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://twitter.com/thezdi/statuses/444216845734666240 CVE, Microsoft Corporation Third Party Advisory 
http://www.pwn2own.com/2014/03/pwn2own-results-thursday-day-two/ CVE, Microsoft Corporation Broken Link  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67518 CVE, Microsoft Corporation Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030370 CVE, Microsoft Corporation Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-035 CVE, Microsoft Corporation Patch  Vendor Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2014-1766
NVD Published Date:
04/27/2014
NVD Last Modified:
06/16/2026
Source:
Microsoft Corporation