PT-2012-3621 · Microsoft · Internet Explorer

Published 2012-06-12 · Updated 2023-12-07 · CVE-2012-1880

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 attackers to execute arbitrary code by accessing a deleted object, potentially corrupting memory.

Recommendations For versions 6 through 9, apply the necessary patch or update to resolve the issue. 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-2012-1880

ZDI-12-192

Affected Products

Internet Explorer

References · 7

• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-1880 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1880 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-12-192 · Security Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-037 · Vendor Advisory
• http://us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-164A.html · Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms12-037 · Note
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14975 · Note