CVE-2014-1765

Description

Multiple use-after-free vulnerabilities in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 11 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, as demonstrated by Sebastian Apelt and Andreas Schmidt during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2014.

Category

7.6
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 46.39% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory microsoft.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.pwn2own.com/2014/03/pwn2own-results-thursday-day-two/ broken link
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-037 vendor advisory
http://twitter.com/thezdi/statuses/444216845734666240 press/media coverage
http://secunia.com/advisories/59775 third party advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030532 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-1765?
CVE-2014-1765 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-1765?
To fix CVE-2014-1765, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-1765 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-1765 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~46% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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