Advisory Details

September 25th, 2014

Microsoft Internet Explorer CSS Transition Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI-14-327
ZDI-CAN-2346

CVE ID CVE-2014-4067
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 ['16233']. 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.

By setting a "background" style property in a specific way and then performing a visual transition, an attacker can cause Internet Explorer to write beyond an allocated region of memory. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the browser.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS Microsoft has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=507027
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2014-05-28 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2014-09-25 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT lokihardt@asrt
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