RCE in Microsoft Internet_explorer
CVE-2012-1879
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 class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
EPSS: 0.277 (96.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Microsoft Internet_explorer — versions 7, 8, 9
- 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)
References
- TA12-164A (US Government Resource, x_refsource_CERT, third-party-advisory)
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15588 (x_refsource_OVAL, signature, vdb-entry)
- MS12-037 (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2012-1879?
- CVE-2012-1879 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Internet_explorer, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2012-06-12.
- How severe is CVE-2012-1879?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.