CVE-2012-4792 — Microsoft Internet Explorer Use-After-Free Vulnerability
Severity: Critical · Kind: Vulnerability
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Microsoft Internet Explorer. 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.
Vulnerability facts
- CVE
- CVE-2012-4792
- On CISA KEV since
- 2024-07-23
- Ransomware use
- Unknown
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