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HistoryDec 14, 2010 - 12:00 a.m.

Microsoft Internet Explorer Recursive Select Element Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

2010-12-1400:00:00
Stephen Fewer of Harmony Security (www.harmonysecurity.com)
www.zerodayinitiative.com
17

EPSS

0.939

Percentile

99.2%

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 application’s support for the select tag. Upon adding a particular element to the select tag, the application will free the contents of the select element and then use it. Successful exploitation can lead to code execution under the context of the application.