CVE-2014-1770

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted JavaScript code that interacts improperly with a CollectGarbage function call on a CMarkup object allocated by the CMarkup::CreateInitialMarkup function.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 43.74% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory microsoft.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-14-140/ vdb entry mitigation
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030266 vdb entry
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/239151 third party advisory us government resource
https://www.corelan.be/index.php/2014/05/22/on-cve-2014-1770-zdi-14-140-internet-explorer-8-0day/ third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67544 vdb entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-035 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-1770?
CVE-2014-1770 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-1770?
To fix CVE-2014-1770, 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-2014-1770 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-1770 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~44% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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