AEGLIX vulnerability intelligence
CVE-2012-4792
HIGH · CVSS 8.8 · Analyzed
Published: 2012-12-30 · Updated: 2026-06-16 · Source: NVD
Vulnerability overview
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.
Severity and scoring
- CVSS score
- 8.8 · HIGH
- CVSS version
- 3.1
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-416
CVSS measures technical severity; it does not establish whether this vulnerability is being exploited in your environment.
Known exploitation and remediation
Listed in CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
- Affected product
- Microsoft · Internet Explorer
- Added to catalog
- 2024-07-23
- Required action
- The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.
- CISA remediation due date
- 2024-08-13
CISA deadlines apply to the organizations covered by its directives. Confirm your own remediation requirements.
Verify affected versions and patch availability in the vendor advisory before making changes.
Affected products and versions
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
These are NVD CPE applicability entries. Some products depend on configuration conditions; consult the official record to confirm applicability.
Advisories and references
- http://blog.fireeye.com/research/2012/12/council-foreign-relations-water-hole-attack-details.html
Broken Link
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2012/12/29/new-vulnerability-affecting-internet-explorer-8-users.aspx
Broken Link
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2012/12/31/microsoft-quot-fix-it-quot-available-for-internet-explorer-6-7-and-8.aspx
Broken Link
- http://eromang.zataz.com/2012/12/29/attack-and-ie-0day-informations-used-against-council-on-foreign-relations/
Third Party Advisory
- http://labs.alienvault.com/labs/index.php/2012/just-another-water-hole-campaign-using-an-internet-explorer-0day/
Broken Link
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/119168/Microsoft-Internet-Explorer-CDwnBindInfo-Object-Use-After-Free.html
Third Party Advisory · VDB Entry
- http://technet.microsoft.com/security/advisory/2794220
Patch · Vendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/154201
Third Party Advisory · US Government Resource
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA13-008A.html
Third Party Advisory · US Government Resource
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA13-015A.html
Third Party Advisory · US Government Resource
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-008
Patch · Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/browser/ie_cbutton_uaf.rb
Third Party Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16361
Broken Link
- http://blog.fireeye.com/research/2012/12/council-foreign-relations-water-hole-attack-details.html
Broken Link
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2012/12/29/new-vulnerability-affecting-internet-explorer-8-users.aspx
Broken Link
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2012/12/31/microsoft-quot-fix-it-quot-available-for-internet-explorer-6-7-and-8.aspx
Broken Link
- http://eromang.zataz.com/2012/12/29/attack-and-ie-0day-informations-used-against-council-on-foreign-relations/
Third Party Advisory
- http://labs.alienvault.com/labs/index.php/2012/just-another-water-hole-campaign-using-an-internet-explorer-0day/
Broken Link
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/119168/Microsoft-Internet-Explorer-CDwnBindInfo-Object-Use-After-Free.html
Third Party Advisory · VDB Entry
- http://technet.microsoft.com/security/advisory/2794220
Patch · Vendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/154201
Third Party Advisory · US Government Resource
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA13-008A.html
Third Party Advisory · US Government Resource
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA13-015A.html
Third Party Advisory · US Government Resource
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-008
Patch · Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/browser/ie_cbutton_uaf.rb
Third Party Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16361
Broken Link
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2012-4792
US Government Resource