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HistoryJun 14, 2011 - 12:00 a.m.

Microsoft Internet Explorer selection.empty Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

2011-06-1400:00:00
Anonymous
www.zerodayinitiative.com
19

EPSS

0.886

Percentile

98.7%

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 specific flaw exists within the way Internet explorer handles the javascript statement β€˜selection.empty’ during certain onclick events. By causing a particular sequence of events, an attacker can cause a CDisplayObject to be freed while it is still in use. This results in an operation on previously freed memory that can be utilized to achieve remote code execution.