CVE-2012-4792

8.8 HIGH CISA KEV - Actively Exploited
Published: December 30, 2012 Modified: October 22, 2025
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Description

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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://blog.fireeye.com/research/2012/12/council-foreign-relations-water-hole-attack-details.html
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Broken Link
http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2012/12/29/new-vulnerability-affecting-internet-explorer-8-users.aspx
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Broken Link
http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2012/12/31/microsoft-quot-fix-it-quot-available-for-internet-explorer-6-7-and-8.aspx
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Broken Link
http://eromang.zataz.com/2012/12/29/attack-and-ie-0day-informations-used-against-council-on-foreign-relations/
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Third Party Advisory
http://labs.alienvault.com/labs/index.php/2012/just-another-water-hole-campaign-using-an-internet-explorer-0day/
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Broken Link
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/119168/Microsoft-Internet-Explorer-CDwnBindInfo-Object-Use-After-Free.html
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://technet.microsoft.com/security/advisory/2794220
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/154201
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA13-008A.html
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA13-015A.html
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-008
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/browser/ie_cbutton_uaf.rb
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16361
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Broken Link
http://blog.fireeye.com/research/2012/12/council-foreign-relations-water-hole-attack-details.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2012/12/29/new-vulnerability-affecting-internet-explorer-8-users.aspx
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2012/12/31/microsoft-quot-fix-it-quot-available-for-internet-explorer-6-7-and-8.aspx
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://eromang.zataz.com/2012/12/29/attack-and-ie-0day-informations-used-against-council-on-foreign-relations/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://labs.alienvault.com/labs/index.php/2012/just-another-water-hole-campaign-using-an-internet-explorer-0day/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/119168/Microsoft-Internet-Explorer-CDwnBindInfo-Object-Use-After-Free.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://technet.microsoft.com/security/advisory/2794220
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/154201
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA13-008A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA13-015A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-008
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/browser/ie_cbutton_uaf.rb
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16361
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2012-4792
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

27 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
8.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
91.8%
100th percentile
Exploitation Status
Actively Exploited
Remediation due: 2024-08-13

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-416 CWE-416

Affected Vendors

microsoft

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