PT-2012-5590 · Microsoft · Internet Explorer

Rosario Valotta · Published 2012-12-11 · Updated 2023-12-07 · CVE-2012-4782

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 9 through 10

Description A use-after-free issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site that triggers access to a deleted object. This 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 9 and 10, 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-2012-4782

Affected Products

Internet Explorer

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4782 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-4782 · Security Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-077 · Vendor Advisory
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16066 · Note
• http://us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-346A.html · Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms12-077 · Note