CVE-2012-1879

HIGH

8.1

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 9 does not properly handle objects in memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by attempting to access an undefined memory location, aka "insertAdjacentText Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score8.1

SeverityHIGH

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityHIGH

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionNONE

Published6/12/2012

Last Modified4/29/2026

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

microsoft:internet_explorermicrosoft:windows_2003_servermicrosoft:windows_7microsoft:windows_server_2003microsoft:windows_server_2008microsoft:windows_vistamicrosoft:windows_xp

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-94CWE-94

References

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-164A.html(secure@microsoft.com)

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-037(secure@microsoft.com)

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15588(secure@microsoft.com)

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-164A.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-037(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15588(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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