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CVE-2012-4792

HIGH
Published 2012-12-30T18:00:00.000Z
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CVSS Score

V3.1
8.8
/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base Score Metrics
Exploitability: N/A Impact: N/A

EPSS Score

v2025.03.14
0.892
probability
of exploitation in the wild

There is a 89.2% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Updated: 2025-06-25
Exploit Probability
Percentile: 0.995
Higher than 99.5% of all CVEs

Attack Vector Metrics

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED

Impact Metrics

Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH

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.

Available Exploits

No exploits available for this CVE.

Related News

No news articles found for this CVE.

Affected Products

microsoft

ie

Affected Versions:

6.0

Known Exploited Vulnerability

This vulnerability is actively being exploited in the wild

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Remediation Status

Overdue

Due Date

August 13, 2024

Added to KEV

July 23, 2024

Required Action

The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.

Affected Product

Vendor/Project: Microsoft
Product: Internet Explorer

Ransomware Risk

Known Ransomware Use
KEV Catalog Version: 2025.01.24 Released: January 24, 2025

GitHub Security Advisories

Community-driven vulnerability intelligence from GitHub

⚠ Unreviewed HIGH

GHSA-c5c8-vqpp-hm75

Advisory Details

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.

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

7.5

CVSS Vector

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

References

ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4792
WEB https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-008
WEB https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/browser/ie_cbutton_uaf.rb
WEB https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16361
WEB http://blog.fireeye.com/research/2012/12/council-foreign-relations-water-hole-attack-details.html
WEB http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2012/12/29/new-vulnerability-affecting-internet-explorer-8-users.aspx
WEB http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2012/12/31/microsoft-quot-fix-it-quot-available-for-internet-explorer-6-7-and-8.aspx
WEB http://eromang.zataz.com/2012/12/29/attack-and-ie-0day-informations-used-against-council-on-foreign-relations
WEB http://labs.alienvault.com/labs/index.php/2012/just-another-water-hole-campaign-using-an-internet-explorer-0day
WEB http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/119168/Microsoft-Internet-Explorer-CDwnBindInfo-Object-Use-After-Free.html
WEB http://technet.microsoft.com/security/advisory/2794220
WEB http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/154201
WEB http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA13-008A.html
WEB http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA13-015A.html

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: May 13, 2022, Modified: August 1, 2024

References

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA13-008A.html
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-008
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/154201
https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/browser/ie_cbutton_uaf.rb
http://labs.alienvault.com/labs/index.php/2012/just-another-water-hole-campaign-using-an-internet-explorer-0day/
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/119168/Microsoft-Internet-Explorer-CDwnBindInfo-Object-Use-After-Free.html
http://eromang.zataz.com/2012/12/29/attack-and-ie-0day-informations-used-against-council-on-foreign-relations/
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16361
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA13-015A.html
http://blog.fireeye.com/research/2012/12/council-foreign-relations-water-hole-attack-details.html
http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2012/12/29/new-vulnerability-affecting-internet-explorer-8-users.aspx
http://technet.microsoft.com/security/advisory/2794220
http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2012/12/31/microsoft-quot-fix-it-quot-available-for-internet-explorer-6-7-and-8.aspx
Published: 2012-12-30T18:00:00.000Z
Last Modified: 2025-07-30T01:46:57.712Z
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