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(Pwn2Own) Microsoft Edge JavaScript concat Method Uninitialized Memory Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

2016-05-1000:00:00
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www.zerodayinitiative.com
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0.261 Low

EPSS

Percentile

96.8%

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Microsoft Edge. 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 implementation of the JavaScript Array.concat method. By performing certain operations in script, an attacker can cause JavaScript to read uninitialized data from a memory location on the stack. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current process.