CVE-2012-1876
Description
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 buffer overflow, aka "Col Element Remote Code Execution Vulnerability," as demonstrated by VUPEN during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2012.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Exploits
Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.
Metasploit modules
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| windows | not-affected | | |
| windows | - | not-affected | |
| windows | r2 | not-affected | |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 6 | |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 7 | |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 8 | |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 9 | |
References
- http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2012/03/ie-9-on-latest-windows-gets-stomped-at-hacker-contest.ars
- http://pwn2own.zerodayinitiative.com/status.html
- http://twitter.com/vupen/statuses/177895844828291073
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-164A.html
- http://www.zdnet.com/blog/security/pwn2own-2012-ie-9-hacked-with-two-0day-vulnerabilities/10621
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-037
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15539
- http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2012/03/ie-9-on-latest-windows-gets-stomped-at-hacker-contest.ars
- http://pwn2own.zerodayinitiative.com/status.html
- http://twitter.com/vupen/statuses/177895844828291073
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-164A.html
- http://www.zdnet.com/blog/security/pwn2own-2012-ie-9-hacked-with-two-0day-vulnerabilities/10621
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-037
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15539
CWEs
CWE-94
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.