PT-2012-5592 · Microsoft · Internet Explorer

Fermin J. Serna · Published 2012-12-11 · Updated 2024-10-17 · CVE-2012-4787

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

Critical

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 an object that was not properly initialized or is 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 9 and 10, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

RCE

Use After Free

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-399

CWE-416

Related Identifiers

CVE-2012-4787

Affected Products

Internet Explorer

References · 7

• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-4787 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4787 · 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%3A16211 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/98629 · Telegram Post
• http://us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-346A.html · Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms12-077 · Note