CVE-2012-1876

Summary

CVECVE-2012-1876
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermicrosoft
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-06-12 22:55:01 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionMicrosoft 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 buffer overflow, aka "Col Element Remote Code Execution Vulnerability," as demonstrated by VUPEN during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2012.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 9.3 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-94 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 All All All
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server All sp2 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server All sp2 itanium All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2003 All sp2 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp All sp3 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp - sp2 x64 All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
US-CERT Alert TA12-164A -- Microsoft Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.us-cert.gov US Government Resource
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
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS12-037 - Critical | Microsoft Docs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 docs.microsoft.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
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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