CVE-2012-1876
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Jun 12, 2012
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Reserved
- Mar 22, 2012
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.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
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n/an/a |
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References
- TA12-164Athird-party-advisory
- http://pwn2own.zerodayinitiative.com/status.html
- http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2012/03/ie-9-on-latest-windows-gets-stomped-at-hacker-contest.ars
- MS12-037vendor-advisory
- http://www.zdnet.com/blog/security/pwn2own-2012-ie-9-hacked-with-two-0day-vulnerabilities/10621
- http://twitter.com/vupen/statuses/177895844828291073
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15539vdb-entrysignature
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