CVE-2014-1764

critical
Published 2014-04-27 · Modified 2026-05-06
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
10.0
VIR risk
10.0

Description

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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

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Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
windows microsoftinternet_explorer7
windows microsoftinternet_explorer8
windows microsoftinternet_explorer9
windows microsoftinternet_explorer10
windows microsoftinternet_explorer11

References

CWEs

CWE-264

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.