CVE Number | Vulnerability | Product | Severity | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
MS13-038 | Security Update for Internet Explorer (2847204) | Internet Explorer | Critical | 15-05-2013 |
Technical Information
Brief overview of the risk:
The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a user views a specially crafted webpage using Internet Explorer.
Detailed Information on the risk:
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that Internet Explorer accesses an object in memory that has been deleted or has not been properly allocated. The vulnerability may corrupt memory in a way that could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user within Internet Explorer. An attacker could host a specially crafted website that is designed to exploit this vulnerability through Internet Explorer and then convince a user to view the website.
Further information on this exploit is available at : MS13-038
Affected Software
Internet Explorer 8Internet Explorer 9