CVE-2012-4969: Microsoft Internet Explorer Use-After-Free Vulnerability
First published: Tue Sep 18 2012(Updated: )
Use-after-free vulnerability in the CMshtmlEd::Exec function in mshtml.dll in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site, as exploited in the wild in September 2012.
Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Internet Explorer | =6 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server | =2003-sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server | =2003-sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server | =2003-sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows XP | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows XP | =sp3 | |
| 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 Windows Vista | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows XP | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Internet Explorer | =8 | |
| Microsoft Windows 7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 7 | =sp1 | |
| Microsoft Windows 7 | =sp1 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | =r2 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | =r2 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | =r2-sp1 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | =r2-sp1 | |
| Microsoft Internet Explorer | =9 | |
| Microsoft Windows 7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 7 | =sp1 | |
| Microsoft Windows 7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 7 | =sp1 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows Vista | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Internet Explorer | ||
| All of | ||
| Microsoft Internet Explorer | =6 | |
| Any of | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server | =2003-sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server | =2003-sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server | =2003-sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows XP | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows XP | =sp3 | |
| All of | ||
| Microsoft Internet Explorer | =7 | |
| Any of | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server | =2003-sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server | =2003-sp2 | |
| 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 Vista | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows XP | =sp3 | |
| Microsoft Windows XP | =sp2 | |
| All of | ||
| Microsoft Internet Explorer | =8 | |
| Any of | ||
| Microsoft Windows 7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 7 | =sp1 | |
| Microsoft Windows 7 | =sp1 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server | =2003-sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server | =2003-sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server | =2008-sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server | =2008-sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | =r2 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | =r2 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | =r2-sp1 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | =r2-sp1 | |
| Microsoft Windows Vista | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows Vista | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows Vista | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows XP | =sp3 | |
| Microsoft Windows XP | =sp2 | |
| All of | ||
| Microsoft Internet Explorer | =9 | |
| Any of | ||
| Microsoft Windows 7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 7 | =sp1 | |
| Microsoft Windows 7 | =sp1 | |
| Microsoft Windows 7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 7 | =sp1 | |
| Microsoft Windows 7 | =sp1 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | =r2 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | =r2-sp1 | |
| Microsoft Windows Vista | =sp2 | |
| Microsoft Windows Vista | =sp2 |
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Reference Links
- http://blog.vulnhunt.com/index.php/2012/09/17/ie-execcommand-fuction-use-after-free-vulnerability-0day_en/
- http://dev.metasploit.com/redmine/projects/framework/repository/entry/modules/exploits/windows/browser/ie_execcommand_uaf.rb
- http://eromang.zataz.com/2012/09/16/zero-day-season-is-really-not-over-yet/
- http://technet.microsoft.com/security/advisory/2757760
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/480095
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027538
- http://www.securityweek.com/new-internet-explorer-zero-day-being-exploited-wild
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-255A.html
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-262A.html
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-265A.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15729
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4969
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