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zdiPeter 'corelanc0d3r' Van Eeckhoutte - Corelan - www.corelangcv.comZDI-13-264
HistoryNov 24, 2013 - 12:00 a.m.

Microsoft Internet Explorer CSelectTracker Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

2013-11-2400:00:00
Peter 'corelanc0d3r' Van Eeckhoutte - Corelan - www.corelangcv.com
www.zerodayinitiative.com
15

0.911 High

EPSS

Percentile

98.9%

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Microsoft Internet Explorer. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the handling of CSelectTracker objects. By manipulating a document’s elements an attacker can force a dangling pointer to be reused after it has been freed. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current process.