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CVE-2012-2548

Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 CTreeNode Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Severity Score

9.3
*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site that triggers access to a deleted object, aka "Layout Use After Free Vulnerability."

Una vulnerabilidad de uso después de liberación en Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 permite a atacantes remotos ejecutar código de su elección a través de un sitio web diseñado para tal fin que provoca el acceso a un objeto eliminado. Se trata de un problema también conocido como "Vulnerabilidad de uso después de liberación de Layout".

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Microsoft Internet Explorer. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.
The specific flaw exists within the way Internet Explorer handles CTreeNode objects. By manipulating a document's elements an attacker can force a dangling pointer to be reused after it has been freed. The issue lies in a possible type confusion between a CTreeNode object and an ISpanQualifier instance during the layout of a document being performed. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current process.

*Credits: Stephen Fewer of Harmony Security (www.harmonysecurity.com)
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2012-05-09 CVE Reserved
  • 2012-09-21 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
  • 2024-10-10 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-399: Resource Management Errors
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Microsoft
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Internet Explorer
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9
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-
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Microsoft
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Internet Explorer
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9
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beta1
Affected
Microsoft
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Internet Explorer
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9
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rc1
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