Advisory Details

July 26th, 2013

Microsoft Internet Explorer CTreePos Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI-13-166
ZDI-CAN-1805

CVE ID CVE-2013-3152
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 ['13038']. 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. A use-after-free condition can trigger when accessing the innertext property after specific DOM object manipulations. An attacker can leverage this situation to execute code under the context of the user running the browser.

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/ms13-055
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2013-04-16 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2013-07-26 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT Anonymous
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