| CVE ID | CVE-2013-3912 |
| CVSS SCORE | 6.8, AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| AFFECTED VENDORS |
Microsoft |
| AFFECTED PRODUCTS |
Internet Explorer |
| TREND MICRO CUSTOMER PROTECTION | Trend Micro TippingPoint IPS customers are protected against this vulnerability by Digital Vaccine protection filter ID ['13233']. For further product information on the TippingPoint IPS: http://www.tippingpoint.com |
| VULNERABILITY DETAILS |
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 CTreePos objects. By manipulating a document's elements an attacker can force a dangling 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.
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| ADDITIONAL DETAILS |
Microsoft has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms13-088 |
| DISCLOSURE TIMELINE |
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| CREDIT | lokihardt@ASRT |
