CVE-2012-1545

medium Microsoft
CVSS v3 Base Score
5.8
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
EPSS Score
7.0%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 8% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
M
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
P
Availability
P
Published: March 9, 2012 (5179 days ago)
Last Modified: April 29, 2026
Vendor: Microsoft
Source: NVD

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 9, and 10 Consumer Preview, allows remote attackers to bypass Protected Mode or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) by leveraging access to a Low integrity process, as demonstrated by VUPEN during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2012.

CWE

CWE-119

Affected Products

microsoft iemicrosoft internet explorer

References

🔗 arstechnica.com 🔗 pwn2own.zerodayinitiative.com 🔗 twitter.com 🔗 www.zdnet.com 🔗 arstechnica.com