CVE-2014-1766

CRITICAL 9.3CVE-2014-1766 · Published 27/04/2014 · updated 17/06/2026

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
internet explorer microsoft	`= 10= 11= 9`	No fix yet

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.

References

twitter.com/thezdi/statuses/444216845734666240 · Third Party Advisory
pwn2own.com/2014/03/pwn2own-results-thursday-day-two · Broken Link
securityfocus.com/bid/67518 · Third Party Advisory
securitytracker.com/id/1030370 · Third Party Advisory
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-035 · Patch

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