CVE-2014-8967 is a use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. This occurs when a crafted HTML document, combined with a specific CSS token sequence for the display property, leads to improper CElement reference counting. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.8, indicating a medium severity with network-based attacks and moderate complexity, potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), it has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, including a SecurityWeek article regarding its patch.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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