CVE-2014-8966
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or...
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 8 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."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 8 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."
- Record
CVE-2014-8966- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 8 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."
- Record
CVE-2014-8966- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-8793 No score
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 8 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."
- Record
EUVD-2014-8793- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2mm9-fjvh-mcgj No score
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or...
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 8 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."
- Record
GHSA-2mm9-fjvh-mcgj- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2014-8966 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published December 11, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 13.1%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.