CVE-2014-2768 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability affecting Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 6 through 8, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a crafted website. With a CVSS score of 9.3, it presents a high severity risk, requiring medium attack complexity but potentially leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog and showing no active exploitation or significant community discussion, a proof-of-concept exploit for a related vulnerability (MS14-035) exists on ExploitDB, indicating the potential for similar exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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