CVE-2012-4792 (GCVE-0-2012-4792)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2012-12-30 18:00 – Updated: 2025-10-22 00:05Summary
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
8.8 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: active
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-07-23 03:55 UTC
CWE
- n/a
- CWE-416 - Use After Free
Assigner
References
14 references
Impacted products
Date Public
2012-12-29 00:00
CISA
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: 2e06c057-203e-4bea-bcb9-14cb29ca06c8
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
First Seen: 2024-07-23
Asserted: 2024-07-23
Scope
Notes: KEV entry: Microsoft Internet Explorer Use-After-Free Vulnerability | Affected: Microsoft / Internet Explorer | Description: Microsoft Internet Explorer contains a use-after-free vulnerability that allows a remote attacker 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. | Required action: The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use. | Due date: 2024-08-13 | Known ransomware campaign use (KEV): Unknown | Notes (KEV): https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/internet-explorer-11; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4792
Evidence
Type: Vendor Report
Signal: Successful Exploitation
Confidence: 80%
Source: cisa-kev
Details
| Cwes | CWE-416 |
|---|---|
| Feed | CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog |
| Product | Internet Explorer |
| Due Date | 2024-08-13 |
| Date Added | 2024-07-23 |
| Vendorproject | Microsoft |
| Vulnerabilityname | Microsoft Internet Explorer Use-After-Free Vulnerability |
| Knownransomwarecampaignuse | Unknown |
References
Created: 2026-02-02 12:26 UTC
| Updated: 2026-02-06 07:17 UTC
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: 809746c3-a30e-4bfd-a302-f7e7afd44c1f
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
First Seen: 2024-07-23
Asserted: 2024-07-23
Scope
Notes: KEVIntel entry: Use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site... | Affected: Microsoft / Internet Explorer | CVSS: 8.8 (HIGH) | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: False
Evidence
Type: Public Report
Signal: Successful Exploitation
Confidence: 70%
Source: kevintel
Details
| Feed | KEVIntel (kevintel.com) |
|---|---|
| Title | Use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site... |
| Vendor | Microsoft |
| Product | Internet Explorer |
| Added Date | 2024-07-23T00:00:00.000Z |
| Cvss Score | 8.8 |
| Epss Score | None |
| Cvss Severity | HIGH |
| Epss Percentile | None |
| Used In Malware | unknown |
| Ahead Of Cisa Kev | None |
| Not Yet In Cisa Kev | False |
References
Created: 2026-06-23 14:05 UTC
| Updated: 2026-07-10 06:14 UTC
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Related by attack behaviour
Vulnerabilities whose description is nearest to this one in the vector space of the CIRCL/vulnerability-attack-technique-biencoder model. This is a similarity search over the bi-encoder space (plain cosine), not a classification, and it has no measured accuracy.