CVE-2012-1876
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-94
Code Injection
Publication date:
12/06/2012
Last modified:
11/04/2025
Description
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 9, and 10 Consumer Preview, does not properly handle objects in memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by attempting to access a nonexistent object, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow, aka "Col Element Remote Code Execution Vulnerability," as demonstrated by VUPEN during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2012.
Impact
Base Score 2.0
9.30
Severity 2.0
HIGH
Vulnerable products and versions
CPE | From | Up to |
---|---|---|
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:*:sp2:itanium:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:*:sp2:itanium:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:sp2:x86:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:itanium:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2012/03/ie-9-on-latest-windows-gets-stomped-at-hacker-contest.ars
- http://pwn2own.zerodayinitiative.com/status.html
- http://twitter.com/vupen/statuses/177895844828291073
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-164A.html
- http://www.zdnet.com/blog/security/pwn2own-2012-ie-9-hacked-with-two-0day-vulnerabilities/10621
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-037
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15539
- http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2012/03/ie-9-on-latest-windows-gets-stomped-at-hacker-contest.ars
- http://pwn2own.zerodayinitiative.com/status.html
- http://twitter.com/vupen/statuses/177895844828291073
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-164A.html
- http://www.zdnet.com/blog/security/pwn2own-2012-ie-9-hacked-with-two-0day-vulnerabilities/10621
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-037
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15539