PT-2012-3340 · Microsoft · Internet Explorer

Jose A. Vazquez + 1 · Published 2012-11-13 · Updated 2023-12-07 · CVE-2012-1538

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 A use-after-free issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site. This occurs due to incorrect access to an object that has not been correctly initialized or has been deleted, potentially corrupting memory and 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

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-399

Related Identifiers

CVE-2012-1538

Affected Products

Internet Explorer

References · 9

• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-1538 · Security Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-071 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1538 · Security Note
• http://us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-318A.html · Note
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15677 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/51202 · Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms12-071 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/56420 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1027749 · Note