CVE-2014-2797 describes a memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 6 through 8, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is critical, requiring only medium attack complexity and no authentication, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity and FAUCET Risk Score of 91/100, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage. The vulnerability is categorized under CWE-119, indicating improper restriction of operations within the bounds of a memory buffer.
| 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
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.