SB2014052101 - Remote code execution in Microsoft Internet Explorer
Published: May 21, 2014 Updated: March 24, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2014052101
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Memory corruption (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-1770)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.The weakness exists due to boundary error when handling of CMarkup objects within CMarkup::CreateInitialMarkup. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Web site, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.