CVE-2012-4792: Microsoft Internet Explorer Use-After-Free Vulnerability
First published: Sun Dec 30 2012(Updated: )
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.
Credit: secure@microsoft.com secure@microsoft.com secure@microsoft.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Internet Explorer | =6 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows XP | =sp3 | |
| Microsoft Windows XP | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Internet Explorer | =7 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows Vista | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows Vista | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Internet Explorer | =8 | |
| Microsoft Windows 7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 7 | =sp1 | |
| Microsoft Windows 7 | =sp1 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | =r2 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | =r2 | |
| All of | ||
| Microsoft Internet Explorer | =6 | |
| Any of | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows XP | =sp3 | |
| Microsoft Windows XP | =sp2 | |
| All of | ||
| Microsoft Internet Explorer | =7 | |
| Any of | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows Vista | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows Vista | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows XP | =sp3 | |
| Microsoft Windows XP | =sp2 | |
| All of | ||
| Microsoft Internet Explorer | =8 | |
| Any of | ||
| Microsoft Windows 7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 7 | =sp1 | |
| Microsoft Windows 7 | =sp1 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | =r2 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | =r2 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows Vista | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows Vista | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows XP | =sp3 | |
| Microsoft Windows XP | =sp2 | |
Remedy
The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.
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Reference Links
- http://blog.fireeye.com/research/2012/12/council-foreign-relations-water-hole-attack-details.html
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2012/12/29/new-vulnerability-affecting-internet-explorer-8-users.aspx
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2012/12/31/microsoft-quot-fix-it-quot-available-for-internet-explorer-6-7-and-8.aspx
- http://eromang.zataz.com/2012/12/29/attack-and-ie-0day-informations-used-against-council-on-foreign-relations/
- http://labs.alienvault.com/labs/index.php/2012/just-another-water-hole-campaign-using-an-internet-explorer-0day/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/119168/Microsoft-Internet-Explorer-CDwnBindInfo-Object-Use-After-Free.html
- http://technet.microsoft.com/security/advisory/2794220
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/154201
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA13-008A.html
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA13-015A.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-008
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/browser/ie_cbutton_uaf.rb
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16361
- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/internet-explorer-11;
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4792
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