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HistoryJul 09, 2014 - 12:00 a.m.

Microsoft Internet Explorer Uninitialized Variable Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

2014-07-0900:00:00
AbdulAziz HaririHP Zero Day Initiative
www.zerodayinitiative.com
14

0.666 Medium

EPSS

Percentile

98.0%

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 CMarkup objects. The issue lies in the failure to properly initialize a variable prior to using it, leading to memory corruption. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current process.