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HistoryDec 13, 2016 - 12:00 a.m.

Apple Safari HTMLLabelElement Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

2016-12-1300:00:00
Anonymous
www.zerodayinitiative.com
9

0.013 Low

EPSS

Percentile

85.7%

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 HTMLLabelElement objects. By performing actions in JavaScript an attacker can cause a pointer to be reused after it has been freed. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current process.