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CVE-2012-4792

Published: Dec 30, 2012

Modified: Oct 22, 2025

PUBLISHED

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 8 allows remote attackers 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, and exploited in the wild in December 2012.

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

References

third-party-advisory

x_refsource_CERT

vendor-advisory

x_refsource_MS

third-party-advisory

x_refsource_CERT-VN

https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/browser/ie_cbutton_uaf.rb

x_refsource_MISC

http://labs.alienvault.com/labs/index.php/2012/just-another-water-hole-campaign-using-an-internet-explorer-0day/

x_refsource_MISC

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/119168/Microsoft-Internet-Explorer-CDwnBindInfo-Object-Use-After-Free.html

x_refsource_MISC

http://eromang.zataz.com/2012/12/29/attack-and-ie-0day-informations-used-against-council-on-foreign-relations/

x_refsource_MISC

oval:org.mitre.oval:def:16361

vdb-entry

signature

x_refsource_OVAL

third-party-advisory

x_refsource_CERT

http://blog.fireeye.com/research/2012/12/council-foreign-relations-water-hole-attack-details.html

x_refsource_MISC

http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2012/12/29/new-vulnerability-affecting-internet-explorer-8-users.aspx

x_refsource_CONFIRM

http://technet.microsoft.com/security/advisory/2794220

x_refsource_CONFIRM

http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2012/12/31/microsoft-quot-fix-it-quot-available-for-internet-explorer-6-7-and-8.aspx

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