CVE-2014-0322

Microsoft Internet Explorer: Use-After-Free

As of , CVE-2014-0322 in Microsoft Internet Explorer is on CISA's list of exploited vulnerabilities: CISA listed it on . Our patch-first group: Patch this week.

Exploited
Yes: CISA listed it on 4 May 2022
US federal deadline
25 May 202221 days after CISA listed it. US federal civilian agencies must fix it by then.
Used in ransomware campaigns
Not known to CISA
EPSS score
0.85Higher than 99% of the CVEs EPSS scores. EPSS estimates the chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS when listed
0.92 on 4 May 2022EPSS on the day CISA listed it.
Public exploit
1 Metasploit module and 2 Exploit-DB entries (2 verified)
Fix
No vendor link in CISA's entry

What CISA says to do

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CISA's required action

What the flaw is

Use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer allows remote attackers to execute code.

CISA's description

Use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 and 10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving crafted JavaScript code, CMarkup, and the onpropertychange attribute of a script element, as exploited in the wild in January and February 2014.

The CVE record's description, from microsoft

CVE published
14 February 2014
Assigned by
microsoft
CVSS
8.8 High (CVSS 3.1, from CISA-ADP)
CWE-416
Use After Free
CISA SSVC, exploitation
active
CISA SSVC, automatable
no
CISA SSVC, technical impact
total

Timeline

  1. The CVE record was published.
  2. Exploit-DB published an exploit (EDB-ID 32851).
  3. Exploit-DB published an exploit (EDB-ID 32904).
  4. CISA added it to its list of exploited vulnerabilities.
  5. The US federal deadline to fix it.

Public exploits

Facts from Metasploit's module list and Exploit-DB's index; we never copy exploit code.

Internet Explorer: other exploited entries

VulnerabilityProductOur groupListedDeadlineEPSS
CVE-2010-0249Use-After-FreeMicrosoft Internet ExplorerPatch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.92; verified Exploit-DB entry0.92
CVE-2010-0806Use-After-FreeMicrosoft Internet ExplorerPatch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.82; verified Exploit-DB entry0.82
CVE-2010-3962Uninitialized Memory CorruptionMicrosoft Internet ExplorerPatch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.97; verified Exploit-DB entry0.97
CVE-2013-3893Resource Management ErrorsMicrosoft Internet ExplorerPatch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.88; verified Exploit-DB entry0.88
CVE-2012-4792Use-After-FreeMicrosoft Internet ExplorerPatch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.79; verified Exploit-DB entry0.79
CVE-2013-3163Memory CorruptionMicrosoft Internet ExplorerPatch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.71; verified Exploit-DB entry0.71
CVE-2012-4969Use-After-FreeMicrosoft Internet ExplorerPatch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.80; verified Exploit-DB entry0.80
CVE-2013-2551Use-After-FreeMicrosoft Internet ExplorerPatch this weekRansomware use; Metasploit module; EPSS 0.74; verified Exploit-DB entry0.74
CVE-2013-1347Remote Code ExecutionMicrosoft Internet ExplorerPatch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.78; verified Exploit-DB entry0.78
CVE-2013-3897Use-After-FreeMicrosoft Internet ExplorerPatch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.77; verified Exploit-DB entry0.77

All 36 entries for Internet Explorer

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