CVE-2012-2521

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 9 does not properly handle objects in memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by accessing a deleted object, aka "Asynchronous NULL Object Access Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."

CVSS v2.0 9.3 HIGH

9.3^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-227A.html	Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-052
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15742
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-227A.html	Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-052
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15742

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:8:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:9:::::::*

History

21 Nov 2024, 01:39

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-227A.html - Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource~~	() http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-227A.html - Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
References	~~() https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-052 -~~	() https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-052 -
References	~~() https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15742 -~~	() https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15742 -

Information

Published : 2012-08-15 01:55

Updated : 2024-11-21 01:39

NVD link : CVE-2012-2521

Mitre link : CVE-2012-2521

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2012-2521

JSON object : View

Products Affected

microsoft

internet_explorer

CWE

CWE-94

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

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