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CVE-2012-1876

Published: Jun 12, 2012

Modified: Aug 6, 2024

PUBLISHED

Description

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.

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	affected `n/a`

References

third-party-advisory

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http://pwn2own.zerodayinitiative.com/status.html

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http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2012/03/ie-9-on-latest-windows-gets-stomped-at-hacker-contest.ars

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vendor-advisory

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http://www.zdnet.com/blog/security/pwn2own-2012-ie-9-hacked-with-two-0day-vulnerabilities/10621

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http://twitter.com/vupen/statuses/177895844828291073

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oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15539

vdb-entry

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