CVE-2012-4792 (GCVE-0-2012-4792)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2012-12-30 18:00
Modified
2025-10-22 00:05
Severity ?
8.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Summary
Use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site that triggers access to an object that (1) was not properly allocated or (2) is deleted, as demonstrated by a CDwnBindInfo object, and exploited in the wild in December 2012.
References
secure@microsoft.com http://blog.fireeye.com/research/2012/12/council-foreign-relations-water-hole-attack-details.html Broken Link
secure@microsoft.com http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2012/12/29/new-vulnerability-affecting-internet-explorer-8-users.aspx Broken Link
secure@microsoft.com http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2012/12/31/microsoft-quot-fix-it-quot-available-for-internet-explorer-6-7-and-8.aspx Broken Link
secure@microsoft.com http://eromang.zataz.com/2012/12/29/attack-and-ie-0day-informations-used-against-council-on-foreign-relations/ Third Party Advisory
secure@microsoft.com http://labs.alienvault.com/labs/index.php/2012/just-another-water-hole-campaign-using-an-internet-explorer-0day/ Broken Link
secure@microsoft.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/119168/Microsoft-Internet-Explorer-CDwnBindInfo-Object-Use-After-Free.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secure@microsoft.com http://technet.microsoft.com/security/advisory/2794220 Patch, Vendor Advisory
secure@microsoft.com http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/154201 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
secure@microsoft.com http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA13-008A.html Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
secure@microsoft.com http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA13-015A.html Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
secure@microsoft.com https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-008 Patch, Vendor Advisory
secure@microsoft.com https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/browser/ie_cbutton_uaf.rb Third Party Advisory
secure@microsoft.com https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16361 Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://blog.fireeye.com/research/2012/12/council-foreign-relations-water-hole-attack-details.html Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2012/12/29/new-vulnerability-affecting-internet-explorer-8-users.aspx Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2012/12/31/microsoft-quot-fix-it-quot-available-for-internet-explorer-6-7-and-8.aspx Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://eromang.zataz.com/2012/12/29/attack-and-ie-0day-informations-used-against-council-on-foreign-relations/ Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://labs.alienvault.com/labs/index.php/2012/just-another-water-hole-campaign-using-an-internet-explorer-0day/ Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/119168/Microsoft-Internet-Explorer-CDwnBindInfo-Object-Use-After-Free.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://technet.microsoft.com/security/advisory/2794220 Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/154201 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA13-008A.html Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA13-015A.html Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-008 Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/browser/ie_cbutton_uaf.rb Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16361 Broken Link
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2012-4792
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a n/a Version: n/a
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Data from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

Date added: 2024-07-23

Due date: 2024-08-13

Required action: The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.

Used in ransomware: Unknown

Notes: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/internet-explorer-11; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4792

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