PT-2012-3334 · Microsoft · Internet Explorer

Published 2012-09-21 · Updated 2018-10-12 · CVE-2012-1529

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 versions 8 through 9

Description A use-after-free issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site, triggering access to an object that was not properly initialized or has been deleted. This may corrupt memory, enabling an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user.

Recommendations For Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 8 and 9, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-399

Related Identifiers

CVE-2012-1529

Affected Products

Internet Explorer

References · 9

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1529 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-1529 · Security Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-063 · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78756 · Note
• http://us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-255A.html · Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms12-063 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/55641 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1027555 · Note
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15852 · Note