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CVE-2012-4792 Detail

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.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://blog.fireeye.com/research/2012/12/council-foreign-relations-water-hole-attack-details.html Broken Link 
http://blog.fireeye.com/research/2012/12/council-foreign-relations-water-hole-attack-details.html Broken Link 
http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2012/12/29/new-vulnerability-affecting-internet-explorer-8-users.aspx Broken Link 
http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2012/12/29/new-vulnerability-affecting-internet-explorer-8-users.aspx Broken Link 
http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2012/12/31/microsoft-quot-fix-it-quot-available-for-internet-explorer-6-7-and-8.aspx Broken Link 
http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2012/12/31/microsoft-quot-fix-it-quot-available-for-internet-explorer-6-7-and-8.aspx Broken Link 
http://eromang.zataz.com/2012/12/29/attack-and-ie-0day-informations-used-against-council-on-foreign-relations/ Third Party Advisory 
http://eromang.zataz.com/2012/12/29/attack-and-ie-0day-informations-used-against-council-on-foreign-relations/ Third Party Advisory 
http://labs.alienvault.com/labs/index.php/2012/just-another-water-hole-campaign-using-an-internet-explorer-0day/ Broken Link 
http://labs.alienvault.com/labs/index.php/2012/just-another-water-hole-campaign-using-an-internet-explorer-0day/ Broken Link 
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/119168/Microsoft-Internet-Explorer-CDwnBindInfo-Object-Use-After-Free.html Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/119168/Microsoft-Internet-Explorer-CDwnBindInfo-Object-Use-After-Free.html Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://technet.microsoft.com/security/advisory/2794220 Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://technet.microsoft.com/security/advisory/2794220 Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/154201 Third Party Advisory  US Government Resource 
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/154201 Third Party Advisory  US Government Resource 
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA13-008A.html Third Party Advisory  US Government Resource 
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA13-008A.html Third Party Advisory  US Government Resource 
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA13-015A.html Third Party Advisory  US Government Resource 
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA13-015A.html Third Party Advisory  US Government Resource 
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-008 Patch  Vendor Advisory 
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-008 Patch  Vendor Advisory 
https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/browser/ie_cbutton_uaf.rb Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/browser/ie_cbutton_uaf.rb Third Party Advisory 
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16361 Broken Link 
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16361 Broken Link 

This CVE is in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

Reference CISA's BOD 22-01 and Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog for further guidance and requirements.

Vulnerability Name Date Added Due Date Required Action
Microsoft Internet Explorer Use-After-Free Vulnerability 07/23/2024 08/13/2024 The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-416 Use After Free cwe source acceptance level NIST   CISA-ADP  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2012-4792
NVD Published Date:
12/30/2012
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
Microsoft Corporation