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zdi0016EECD9D7159A949DAD3BC17E0A939ZDI-15-542
HistoryNov 10, 2015 - 12:00 a.m.

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

2015-11-1000:00:00
0016EECD9D7159A949DAD3BC17E0A939
www.zerodayinitiative.com
16

0.248 Low

EPSS

Percentile

96.7%

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 vulnerability relates to how Internet Explorer uses CTsfTextStore objects. By manipulating a document’s elements an attacker can force a CTsfTextStore object in memory to be reused after it has been freed. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current process.