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zdi0016EECD9D7159A949DAD3BC17E0A939ZDI-16-157
HistoryFeb 09, 2016 - 12:00 a.m.

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

2016-02-0900:00:00
0016EECD9D7159A949DAD3BC17E0A939
www.zerodayinitiative.com
24

EPSS

0.255

Percentile

96.8%

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 usage of CSVGAnimatedAngle objects. By manipulating a document’s elements, an attacker can cause a CSVGAnimatedAngle object in memory to be reused after it has been freed. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code under the context of the current process.