CVE-2012-4792

high Microsoft ⚠️ CISA KEV — Exploited in the Wild
CVSS v3 Base Score
8.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
91.4%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 0% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Published: December 30, 2012 (4883 days ago)
Last Modified: April 22, 2026
Vendor: Microsoft
Source: NVD

⚠️ CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Added to KEV: 2024-07-23
Remediation Due: 2024-08-13 (⚠ 640d overdue)

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.

CWE

CWE-416

Affected Products

microsoft internet explorer

References

🔗 blog.fireeye.com 🔗 blogs.technet.com 🔗 blogs.technet.com 🔗 eromang.zataz.com 🔗 labs.alienvault.com