CVE-2014-1766 Memory corruption in n/a

What is CVE-2014-1766?

CVE-2014-1766 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published on 27 Apr 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 through 11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site, as demonstrated by Sebastian Apelt and Andreas Schmidt during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2014. NOTE: the original disclosure referred to triggering a kernel bug with the Internet Explorer exploit payload, but this ID is not for a kernel vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-1766?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Microsoft Internet Explorer.

How do I fix CVE-2014-1766?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-1766 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2014-1766 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-1766 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Internet Explorer

• CVE-2014-1776 Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2021-27085 Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2017-0222 Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2017-0210 Microsoft Internet Explorer Privilege Escalation Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2017-0149 Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Exploited High 8.8

All Microsoft Internet Explorer vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-5qph-hm62-j6f6.