Description
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 9, and 10 Consumer Preview, does not properly handle objects in memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by attempting to access a nonexistent object, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow, aka "Col Element Remote Code Execution Vulnerability," as demonstrated by VUPEN during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2012.
Published: 2012-06-12
Score: 9.3 Critical
EPSS: 86.1% High
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Microsoft Internet Explorer Windows 2003 Server Windows 7 Windows Server 2003 Windows Server 2008 Windows Vista Windows Xp
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T19:08:38.550Z

Reserved: 2012-03-22T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-1876

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2012-06-12T22:55:01.937

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2012-1876

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