RCE in Microsoft Internet_explorer

CVE-2012-0171

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 9 does not properly handle objects in memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by accessing a deleted object, aka "SelectAll Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."

Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)

EPSS: 0.532 (98.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

  • MS12-023 (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
  • 1026901 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, Broken Link)
  • TA12-101A (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_CERT, third-party-advisory)
  • ms-ie-selectall-code-exec(74382) (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
  • oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15313 (Tool Signature, x_refsource_OVAL, signature, vdb-entry)