CVE-2012-4787

Use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 and 10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site that triggers access to an object that (1) was not properly initialized or (2) is deleted, aka "Improper Ref Counting Use After Free Vulnerability."

CVSS v2.0 9.3 HIGH

9.3^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

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

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-346A.html	US Government Resource
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-077
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16211

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:::x64:::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:::x86:::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7::sp1:x64:::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7::sp1:x86:::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008::r2:x64:::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008::sp2:x64:::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008::sp2:x86:::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista::sp2::::::*

Configuration 2 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8:-:-:x64:::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8:-:-:x86:::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:::::::*

History

07 Dec 2023, 18:38

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPE	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista::sp2:x64:::::

Information

Published : 2012-12-12 00:55

Updated : 2023-12-10 11:16

NVD link : CVE-2012-4787

Mitre link : CVE-2012-4787

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2012-4787

JSON object : View

Products Affected

microsoft

internet_explorer
windows_vista
windows_rt
windows_server_2008
windows_server_2012
windows_7
windows_8

CWE

CWE-399

Resource Management Errors

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