CVE-2012-4969
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.1 High
- Published
- Sep 18, 2012
- Updated
- Oct 22, 2025
- Reserved
- Sep 18, 2012
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the CMshtmlEd::Exec function in mshtml.dll in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site, as exploited in the wild in September 2012.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 8.1 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | CISA-ADP |
Weaknesses
- CWE-416 Use After Free
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
|
References
- TA12-265Athird-party-advisory
- VU#480095third-party-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15729vdb-entrysignature
- TA12-262Athird-party-advisory
- http://www.securityweek.com/new-internet-explorer-zero-day-being-exploited-wild
- http://technet.microsoft.com/security/advisory/2757760
- TA12-255Athird-party-advisory
- http://blog.vulnhunt.com/index.php/2012/09/17/ie-execcommand-fuction-use-after-free-vulnerability-0day_en/
- http://dev.metasploit.com/redmine/projects/framework/repository/entry/modules/exploits/windows/browser/ie_execcommand_uaf.rb
- 1027538vdb-entry
- http://eromang.zataz.com/2012/09/16/zero-day-season-is-really-not-over-yet/
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2012-4969government-resource
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