Use-after-free error in Microsoft Internet Explorer - CVE-2014-8967
Published: February 7, 2017 / Updated: March 10, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU5613
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-8967
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to use-after-free error when applying a CSS style of display:run-in to a page and performing particular manipulations. 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 this vulnerability results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2014-8967
Install update from vendor's website.