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CVE-2012-4792

HIGHCISA KEV

8.8

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.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score8.8

SeverityHIGH

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

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionREQUIRED

Published12/30/2012

Last Modified4/22/2026

Sourcekev

Honeypot Sightings0

CISA KEV

VendorMicrosoft

ProductInternet Explorer

Vulnerability NameMicrosoft Internet Explorer Use-After-Free Vulnerability

KEV Date Added2024-07-23

Remediation Due Date2024-08-13

Ransomware UseUnknown

Affected Products

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

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-416CWE-416

References

http://blog.fireeye.com/research/2012/12/council-foreign-relations-water-hole-attack-details.html(secure@microsoft.com)

http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2012/12/29/new-vulnerability-affecting-internet-explorer-8-users.aspx(secure@microsoft.com)

http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2012/12/31/microsoft-quot-fix-it-quot-available-for-internet-explorer-6-7-and-8.aspx(secure@microsoft.com)

http://eromang.zataz.com/2012/12/29/attack-and-ie-0day-informations-used-against-council-on-foreign-relations/(secure@microsoft.com)

http://labs.alienvault.com/labs/index.php/2012/just-another-water-hole-campaign-using-an-internet-explorer-0day/(secure@microsoft.com)

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/119168/Microsoft-Internet-Explorer-CDwnBindInfo-Object-Use-After-Free.html(secure@microsoft.com)

http://technet.microsoft.com/security/advisory/2794220(secure@microsoft.com)

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/154201(secure@microsoft.com)

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA13-008A.html(secure@microsoft.com)

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA13-015A.html(secure@microsoft.com)

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-008(secure@microsoft.com)

https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/browser/ie_cbutton_uaf.rb(secure@microsoft.com)

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16361(secure@microsoft.com)

http://blog.fireeye.com/research/2012/12/council-foreign-relations-water-hole-attack-details.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2012/12/29/new-vulnerability-affecting-internet-explorer-8-users.aspx(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2012/12/31/microsoft-quot-fix-it-quot-available-for-internet-explorer-6-7-and-8.aspx(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://eromang.zataz.com/2012/12/29/attack-and-ie-0day-informations-used-against-council-on-foreign-relations/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://labs.alienvault.com/labs/index.php/2012/just-another-water-hole-campaign-using-an-internet-explorer-0day/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/119168/Microsoft-Internet-Explorer-CDwnBindInfo-Object-Use-After-Free.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://technet.microsoft.com/security/advisory/2794220(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/154201(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA13-008A.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA13-015A.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-008(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/browser/ie_cbutton_uaf.rb(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16361(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2012-4792(134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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