CVE-2012-1876

CVSS V2 High 9.3 CVSS V3 None
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.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2012-1876
  • Assigner
  • secure@microsoft.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2012-06-12T22:55:01
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2021-07-23T15:12:53
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-94 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/94.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
AND
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:*:sp2:itanium:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
AND
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:*:sp2:itanium:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:sp2:x86:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:itanium:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
AND
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:*:x64:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:*:x86:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:sp1:x86:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1:x86:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:sp2:itanium:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:sp2:x86:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:itanium:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:*:itanium:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:*:x64:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • MEDIUM
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Base Score
  • 9.3
  • Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 8.6
  • Impact Score
  • 10
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
http://pwn2own.zerodayinitiative.com/status.html
http://twitter.com/vupen/statuses/177895844828291073
http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2012/03/ie-9-on-latest-windows-gets-stomped-at-hacker-contest.ars
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/security/pwn2own-2012-ie-9-hacked-with-two-0day-vulnerabilities/10621
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-164A.html US Government Resource
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15539
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-037
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1876
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-1876
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 15:53:05 Added to TrackCVE