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zdiSimon Zuckerbraun - Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeZDI-18-941
HistoryAug 14, 2018 - 12:00 a.m.

Microsoft Windows VBScript Class_Terminate Use After Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

2018-08-1400:00:00
Simon Zuckerbraun - Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative
www.zerodayinitiative.com
12

0.141 Low

EPSS

Percentile

95.7%

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Microsoft Windows VBScript. 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 Class_Terminate methods. By performing actions in VBScript, 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.