CRITICAL: CVE-2014-0299 (CVSS 9.3) — microsoft internet explorer

CVE: CVE-2014-0299

CVSS: 9.3 (2.0) — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: CRITICAL

Status: Critical advisory

Affected

• microsoft internet explorer

Summary

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site, aka "Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-0305 and CVE-2014-0311.

Verified Sources

• NVD entry
• GitHub Advisory
• MITRE

References

• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-012
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-012

_Validated by the Lyrie Threat Intelligence Pipeline — 3 independent sources confirmed before publication. No speculation._