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HistorySep 14, 2018 - 12:00 a.m.

Microsoft Internet Explorer MSCTF CInputContextAdapter Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

2018-09-1400:00:00
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www.zerodayinitiative.com
13

EPSS

0.122

Percentile

95.4%

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 handling of input focus on web pages. By manipulating a document’s elements, 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.