CVE-2014-6363 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in vbscript.dll, affecting Microsoft VBScript versions 5.6 through 5.8, and by extension, Internet Explorer 6 through 11. An attacker could exploit this by enticing a user to a crafted website, leading to arbitrary code execution or a denial of service. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 9.3, indicating a network-exploitable, low-complexity attack with complete impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, an ExploitDB entry exists for a related use-after-free vulnerability, and despite its high FAUCET Risk Score, there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:vbscript:5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:vbscript:5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:vbscript:5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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