Internet Explorer Use After Free Vulnerability (CVE-2013-2551)

Publish date: July 21, 2015
  Severity: CRITICAL
  CVE Identifier: 2013-2551
  Advisory Date: JUL 21, 2015

  DESCRIPTION

Use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site that triggers access to a deleted object, as demonstrated by VUPEN during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2013, aka "Internet Explorer Use After Free Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-1308 and CVE-2013-1309. nvd: CWE 416 User-after-free http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/416.html

  TREND MICRO PROTECTION INFORMATION

Apply associated Trend Micro DPI Rules.

  SOLUTION

  Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Number: 1005510
  Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Name: 1005510 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Use After Free Vulnerability (CVE-2013-2551)

  AFFECTED SOFTWARE AND VERSION

  • microsoft internet_explorer 10
  • microsoft internet_explorer 6
  • microsoft internet_explorer 7
  • microsoft internet_explorer 8
  • microsoft internet_explorer 9

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