PT-2012-3620 · Microsoft · Internet Explorer

Published 2012-06-12 · Updated 2024-10-17 · CVE-2012-1879

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 6 through 9

Description A remote code execution issue exists due to improper handling of objects in memory. This allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by attempting to access an undefined memory location. The vulnerability may corrupt memory in such a way that an attacker could execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user.

Recommendations For Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 6 through 9, update to a version that properly handles objects in memory to prevent remote code execution. 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-2012-1879

ZDI-12-193

Affected Products

Internet Explorer

References · 8

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1879 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-12-193 · Security Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-037 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-1879 · Security Note
• http://us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-164A.html · Note
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15588 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/98627 · Telegram Post
• http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms12-037 · Note