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HistoryFeb 09, 2016 - 12:00 a.m.

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

2016-02-0900:00:00
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www.zerodayinitiative.com
20

0.824 High

EPSS

Percentile

98.4%

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 CAttrArray objects. By manipulating a document’s elements an attacker can force a CAttrArray 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.