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zdiLiang Chen and wushi of KeenLab TencentZDI-16-352
HistoryMay 20, 2016 - 12:00 a.m.

(Pwn2Own) Apple Safari GraphicsContext Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

2016-05-2000:00:00
Liang Chen and wushi of KeenLab Tencent
www.zerodayinitiative.com
16

0.007 Low

EPSS

Percentile

80.8%

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Apple Safari. 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 handling of GraphicsContext objects. By manipulating a document’s elements an attacker can force this 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.

0.007 Low

EPSS

Percentile

80.8%