Lucene search

K
zdiAbdulAziz Hariri of HP Zero Day InitiativeZDI-14-188
HistoryJun 11, 2014 - 12:00 a.m.

Microsoft Internet Explorer Js::PathTypeHandlerBase Improper Indexing Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

2014-06-1100:00:00
AbdulAziz Hariri of HP Zero Day Initiative
www.zerodayinitiative.com
23

0.708 High

EPSS

Percentile

98.1%

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 arguments passed to the Js::PathTypeHandlerBase::SetProperty function. By manipulating a document’s elements an attacker can force certain arguments to be passed causing improper indexing. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current process.