CVE-2012-2557
Microsoft Internet Explorer CMarkup outerText Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Severity Score
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Public Exploits
0Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
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 a deleted object, aka "cloneNode Use After Free Vulnerability."
Una vulnerabilidad de uso después de liberación en Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 a 8 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 cloneNode".
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 CMarkup objects. By manipulating a document's elements an attacker can force a dangling pointer to be reused after it has been freed. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current process.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
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Timeline
- 2012-05-09 CVE Reserved
- 2012-09-21 CVE Published
- 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
- 2024-08-17 EPSS Updated
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- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-399: Resource Management Errors
CAPEC
References (5)
| URL | Tag | Source |
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| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55647 | Vdb Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027555 | Vdb Entry | |
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-255A.html | Third Party Advisory | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15745 | Signature |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-063 | 2018-10-12 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" | 6 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "6" | - |
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| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" | 6 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "6" | beta1 |
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| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" | 6 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "6" | sp1 |
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| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" | 6 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "6" | sp2 |
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| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" | 6 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "6" | sp3 |
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| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" | 7 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "7" | - |
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| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" | 7 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "7" | beta1 |
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| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" | 7 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "7" | beta2 |
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| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" | 7 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "7" | beta3 |
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| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" | 7 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "7" | rc1 |
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| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" | 8 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "8" | - |
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| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" | 8 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "8" | beta1 |
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| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" | 8 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "8" | beta2 |
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| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" | 8 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "8" | rc1 |
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| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" | 9 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "9" | - |
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