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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2014.0645
Security Update for Internet Explorer (2965111)
2 May 2014
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Internet Explorer
Publisher: Microsoft
Operating System: Windows
Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote with User
Interaction
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2014-1776
Reference: ESB-2014.0599
Original Bulletin:
https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/ms14-021
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Microsoft Security Bulletin MS14-021 - Critical
Security Update for Internet Explorer (2965111)
Published: May 1, 2014
Version: 1.0
General Information
Executive Summary
This security update resolves a publicly disclosed vulnerability in Internet
Explorer. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a user views
a specially crafted webpage using an affected version of Internet Explorer. An
attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain the same
user rights as the current user. Users whose accounts are configured to have
fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate
with administrative user rights.
This security update is rated Critical for Internet Explorer 6 (IE 6),
Internet Explorer 7 (IE 7), Internet Explorer 8 (IE 8), Internet Explorer 9
(IE 9), Internet Explorer 10 (IE 10), and Internet Explorer 11 (IE 11) on
affected Windows clients, and Moderate for Internet Explorer 6 (IE 6),
Internet Explorer 7 (IE 7), Internet Explorer 8 (IE 8), Internet Explorer 9
(IE 9), Internet Explorer 10 (IE 10), and Internet Explorer 11 (IE 11) on
affected Windows servers.
Affected Software
Internet Explorer 6
Internet Explorer 7
Internet Explorer 8
Internet Explorer 9
Internet Explorer 10
Internet Explorer 11
Vulnerability Information
Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability - CVE-2014-1776
A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Internet Explorer improperly
accesses objects in memory. This vulnerability could corrupt memory in such a
way that an attacker could execute arbitrary code in the context of the current
user.
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