High severity · published Dec 30, 2012
CVE-2012-4792
Microsoft Internet Explorer Use-After-Free Vulnerability
In wildKEV
8.8
CVSS
78.8%
EPSS
Yes
On KEV
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site that triggers access to an object that (1) was not properly allocated or (2) is deleted, as demonstrated by a CDwnBindInfo object, and exploited in the wild in December 2012.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)78.8% · higher than 100% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildYes
CISA KEVListed Jul 23, 2024
Federal remediation dueAug 13, 2024
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IE
Internet Explorer · Microsoft
6; 7; 8 · source: NVD, KEV
IE
IE · Microsoft
6.0 through 8.0 · source: CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4792
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-4792
CISA KEV catalogue
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
third-party-advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA13-008A.html
vendor-advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-008
third-party-advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/154201
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/browser/ie_cbutton_uaf.rb
x_refsource_MISC
http://labs.alienvault.com/labs/index.php/2012/just-another-water-hole-campaign-using-an-internet-explorer-0day/
x_refsource_MISC
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/119168/Microsoft-Internet-Explorer-CDwnBindInfo-Object-Use-After-Free.html
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