Description
Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 does not properly handle objects in memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by accessing an object that (1) was not properly allocated or (2) is deleted, as exploited in the wild in May 2013.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Metasploit 1 module
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MS13-038 Microsoft Internet Explorer CGenericElement Object Use-After-Free Vulnerability
exploit/windows/browser/ie_cgenericelement_uaf
Exploit-DB 1
- Microsoft Internet Explorer - CGenericElement Object Use-After-Free (Metasploit) EDB-25294 · remote · May 7, 2013 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 25294 exploit
- TA13-134A third-party-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:16727 vdb-entry signature
- http://technet.microsoft.com/security/advisory/2847140
- MS13-038 vendor-advisory