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CVE Record
[ HIGH ]CVE-2012-4792

Microsoft Internet Explorer Use-After-Free Vulnerability

Microsoft Internet Explorer contains a use-after-free vulnerability that allows a remote attacker 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.

cat cve-2012-4792.json
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Internet Explorer
CVSS
8.8
EPSS (exploit probability)
78.8%
Status
kev
CISA patch-by (BOD 22-01)
Published

Microsoft Internet Explorer contains a use-after-free vulnerability that allows a remote attacker 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.

Added to CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2024-07-23. Required action per CISA: The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use. Due date: 2024-08-13.

This is an auto-synced KEV catalog record pending a full 0dayNews write-up — see CISA’s KEV catalog and the NVD record linked above for primary sources.