CVE-2014-1764

Microsoft Internet Explorer <11 - RCE

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2014-1764.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This HTML/JavaScript PoC demonstrates a use-after-free vulnerability in Internet Explorer 9/10 (CVE-2014-1764) by triggering a memory corruption in MSHTML!CInput::DoClick. The exploit manipulates the DOM to free a CFormElement object while still referencing it, leading to memory corruption.

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 through 11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code and bypass a sandbox protection mechanism by leveraging "object confusion" in a broker process, as demonstrated by VUPEN during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2014.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
htmldoswindows_x86
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34010

This HTML/JavaScript PoC demonstrates a use-after-free vulnerability in Internet Explorer 9/10 (CVE-2014-1764) by triggering a memory corruption in MSHTML!CInput::DoClick. The exploit manipulates the DOM to free a CFormElement object while still referencing it, leading to memory corruption.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Microsoft Internet Explorer 9, 10
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must visit a malicious webpage using Internet Explorer 9 or 10
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 19, 2026 Full analysis →

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030370
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/532798/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67295

Scores

EPSS 0.7106
EPSS Percentile 98.7%

Details

CWE
CWE-264
Status published
Products (5)
microsoft/internet_explorer 7
microsoft/internet_explorer 8
microsoft/internet_explorer 9
microsoft/internet_explorer 10
microsoft/internet_explorer 11
Published Apr 27, 2014
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026