CVE-2012-1876

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.
Code Injection
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
9.3 UNKNOWN
NETWORK
MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
microsoftCNA
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CVEADP
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Awaiting analysis
This vulnerability is currently awaiting analysis.
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 99%
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
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
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