FKIE_CVE-2012-1879

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2012-06-12 22:55 - Updated: 2025-04-11 00:51
Severity ?
8.1 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 9 does not properly handle objects in memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by attempting to access an undefined memory location, aka "insertAdjacentText Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."
References
secure@microsoft.comhttp://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-164A.htmlUS Government Resource
secure@microsoft.comhttps://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-037
secure@microsoft.comhttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15588
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-164A.htmlUS Government Resource
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-037
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15588
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
microsoft internet_explorer 7
microsoft windows_server_2003 *
microsoft windows_server_2008 *
microsoft windows_server_2008 *
microsoft windows_server_2008 *
microsoft windows_server_2008 -
microsoft windows_vista *
microsoft windows_xp *
microsoft windows_xp -
microsoft internet_explorer 8
microsoft internet_explorer 9
microsoft windows_7 *
microsoft windows_7 *
microsoft windows_7 *
microsoft windows_7 -
microsoft windows_7 -
microsoft windows_server_2003 *
microsoft windows_server_2008 *
microsoft windows_server_2008 *
microsoft windows_server_2008 *
microsoft windows_server_2008 -
microsoft windows_server_2008 r2
microsoft windows_server_2008 r2
microsoft windows_vista *
microsoft windows_xp *
microsoft windows_xp -
microsoft internet_explorer 6
microsoft windows_2003_server *
microsoft windows_2003_server *
microsoft windows_server_2003 *
microsoft windows_xp *
microsoft windows_xp -
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