CVE-2012-1545

Summary

CVECVE-2012-1545
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-03-09 11:55:01 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionMicrosoft Internet Explorer 6 through 9, and 10 Consumer Preview, allows remote attackers to bypass Protected Mode or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) by leveraging access to a Low integrity process, as demonstrated by VUPEN during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2012.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5.8 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Microsoft Ie 10 consumer_preview All All
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 All All All
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0.2600 All All All
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0.2800 All All All
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0.2800.1106 All All All
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0.2900 All All All
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0.2900.2180 All All All
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.00.2462.0000 All All All
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.00.2479.0006 All All All
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.00.2600.0000 All All All
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.00.2800.1106 All All All
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.00.2900.2180 All All All
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.00.3663.0000 All All All
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.00.3718.0000 All All All
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.00.3790.0000 All All All
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.00.3790.1830 All All All
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.00.3790.3959 All All All
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 All All All
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 beta All All
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 beta1 All All
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 beta2 All All
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 beta3 All All
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0.5730 unknown gold All
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0.5730.11 All All All
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.00.5730.1100 All All All
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.00.6000.16386 All All All
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.00.6000.16441 All All All
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.0.6001 All All All
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.0.6001 beta All All
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
JavaScript is not available. af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 twitter.com
Pwn2Own 2012: IE 9 hacked with two 0day vulnerabilities | ZDNet af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.zdnet.com
IE 9, on most secure Windows yet, next browser to fall at hacker contest | Ars Technica af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 arstechnica.com
Pwn2Own 2012 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 pwn2own.zerodayinitiative.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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