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zdiJose A. Vazquez of Yenteasy - Security Research -ZDI-13-273
HistoryDec 15, 2013 - 12:00 a.m.

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

2013-12-1500:00:00
Jose A. Vazquez of Yenteasy - Security Research -
www.zerodayinitiative.com
9

0.816 High

EPSS

Percentile

98.4%

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of 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 usage of a CObjectElement. 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.