HTTP: Microsoft Internet Explorer CSS Pseudo Use After Free
This signature detects an attempt to exploit a known vulnerability against Microsoft Internet Explorer. The flaw is occurred while processing a specially crafted HTML page. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to perform a remote code execution into the context of the running web browser application.
Extended Description
Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 and 11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site, aka "Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-2796, CVE-2014-2808, CVE-2014-2825, CVE-2014-4055, and CVE-2014-4067.
Affected Products
Microsoft internet_explorer
References
CVE: CVE-2014-4050
Short Name
HTTP:STC:IE:CSS-PSEUDO-UAF
Severity
Major
Recommended
False
Recommended Action
Drop
Category
HTTP
Keywords
After CSS CVE-2014-4050 Explorer Free Internet Microsoft Pseudo Use
Release Date
08/12/2014
Supported Platforms
srx-branch-12.3
srx-19.3
srx-branch-19.3
vsrx3bsd-19.2
srx-branch-19.4
vsrx-19.4
mx-12.3
mx-19.4
vmx-19.4
mx-19.3
vsrx3bsd-19.4
srx-19.4
vsrx-12.3
vmx-19.3
vsrx-19.2
srx-12.3
Sigpack Version
3761
False Positive
Unknown
Vendors
Microsoft
CVSS Score
9.3