CVE-2012-4792 is a critical use-after-free vulnerability affecting Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 6 through 8, impacting various Windows operating systems. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by tricking users into visiting a crafted website that improperly handles objects like CDwnBindInfo. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH), it presents a significant risk, as it can be exploited remotely with low complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. This vulnerability has been actively exploited in the wild since December 2012, has publicly available exploit modules in Metasploit and ExploitDB, and has garnered extensive community discussion and media coverage, including its association with sophisticated attack campaigns.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.