Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 through 11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code and bypass a sandbox protection mechanism by leveraging object confusion in a broker process, as demonstrated by VUPEN during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2014.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet_explorer | Microsoft | 7 (including) | 7 (including) |
| Internet_explorer | Microsoft | 8 (including) | 8 (including) |
| Internet_explorer | Microsoft | 9 (including) | 9 (including) |
| Internet_explorer | Microsoft | 10 (including) | 10 (including) |
| Internet_explorer | Microsoft | 11 (including) | 11 (including) |
References
- http://twitter.com/thezdi/statuses/443855973673754624
- http://www.pwn2own.com/2014/03/pwn2own-results-for-wednesday-day-one/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/532798/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67295
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030370
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-035
- http://twitter.com/thezdi/statuses/443855973673754624
- http://www.pwn2own.com/2014/03/pwn2own-results-for-wednesday-day-one/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/532798/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67295
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030370
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-035