RCE in Microsoft Internet_explorer
CVE-2012-1876
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 buf…
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
EPSS: 0.873 (99.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Microsoft Internet_explorer — versions 6, 7, 8
- Microsoft Windows_2003_server
- Microsoft Windows_7
- Microsoft Windows_server_2003
- Microsoft Windows_server_2008 — versions r2
- Microsoft Windows_vista
- Microsoft Windows_xp
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- TA12-164A (US Government Resource, x_refsource_CERT, third-party-advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_MISC)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_MISC)
- MS12-037 (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_MISC)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_MISC)
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15539 (x_refsource_OVAL, signature, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2012-1876?
- CVE-2012-1876 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Internet_explorer, classified under Code Injection. Published 2012-06-12.
- Is CVE-2012-1876 known to be exploited?
- 10 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.