CVE-2012-1876: Code Injection
First published: Tue Jun 12 2012(Updated: )
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.
Credit: secure@microsoft.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| All of | ||
| Internet Explorer | =6 | |
| Any of | ||
| Microsoft Windows 2003 Server | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows 2003 Server | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows XP | =sp3 | |
| Microsoft Windows XP | =sp2 | |
| All of | ||
| Internet Explorer | =7 | |
| Any of | ||
| Microsoft Windows 2003 Server | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows 2003 Server | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows Vista | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows Vista | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows XP | =sp3 | |
| Microsoft Windows XP | =sp2 | |
| All of | ||
| Any of | ||
| Internet Explorer | =8 | |
| Internet Explorer | =9 | |
| Any of | ||
| Microsoft Windows 7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 7 | =sp1 | |
| Microsoft Windows 7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 7 | =sp1 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server | =r2 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server | =r2 | |
| Microsoft Windows Vista | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows XP | =sp3 | |
| Microsoft Windows XP | =sp2 | |
| Internet Explorer | =6 | |
| Microsoft Windows 2003 Server | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows 2003 Server | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows XP | =sp3 | |
| Microsoft Windows XP | =sp2 | |
| Internet Explorer | =7 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows Vista | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows Vista | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows Vista | =sp2 | |
| Internet Explorer | =8 | |
| Internet Explorer | =9 | |
| Microsoft Windows 7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 7 | =sp1 | |
| Microsoft Windows 7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 7 | =sp1 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server | =r2 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server | =r2 |
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Reference Links
- http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2012/03/ie-9-on-latest-windows-gets-stomped-at-hacker-contest.ars
- http://pwn2own.zerodayinitiative.com/status.html
- http://twitter.com/vupen/statuses/177895844828291073
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-164A.html
- http://www.zdnet.com/blog/security/pwn2own-2012-ie-9-hacked-with-two-0day-vulnerabilities/10621
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-037
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15539
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Microsoft Windows vulnerable due to CVE-2012-1876?
Yes, CVE-2012-1876 can affect various Microsoft Windows operating systems running the vulnerable versions of Internet Explorer.
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- canonical/microsoft windows xp
- version/microsoft windows xp/sp3
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- canonical/microsoft windows vista
- version/microsoft windows vista/sp2
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- version/internet explorer/9
- canonical/microsoft windows 7
- version/microsoft windows 7/sp1
- version/microsoft windows server/r2