Risk | Critical |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2014-2817 |
CWE-ID | CWE-264 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | This vulnerability is being exploited in the wild. |
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Microsoft Internet Explorer Client/Desktop applications / Web browsers |
Vendor | Microsoft |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one critical risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU5374
Risk: Critical
CVSSv3.1: 9.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:H/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-2817
CWE-ID:
CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain elevated privileges on the target system.
The weakness exists due to the failure to properly validate permissions. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Web site, trick the victim into visiting it, gain elevated privileges and execute arbitrary code on the affected system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.
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Vulnerable software versionsMicrosoft Internet Explorer: 6 - 11
External linkshttp://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms14-051
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to trick the victim to visit a specially crafted website.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
Yes. This vulnerability is being exploited in the wild.