PT-2012-3329 · Microsoft · Internet Explorer

Omair · Published 2012-07-10 · Updated 2023-12-07 · CVE-2012-1524

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Internet Explorer version 9

Description The issue arises from improper handling of objects in memory, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by accessing a deleted object. This can lead to memory corruption, enabling an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user.

Recommendations For Microsoft Internet Explorer version 9, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

RCE

Code Injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-94

Related Identifiers

CVE-2012-1524

Affected Products

Internet Explorer

References · 6

• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-1524 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1524 · Security Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-044 · Vendor Advisory
• http://us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-192A.html · Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms12-044 · Note
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15595 · Note