CVE-2012-1876
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 9, and 10 Consumer Preview, does not properly handle objects in memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by attempting to access a nonexistent object, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow,…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 65.0%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 9, and 10 Consumer Preview, does not properly handle objects in memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by attempting to access a nonexistent object, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow, aka "Col Element Remote Code Execution Vulnerability," as demonstrated by VUPEN during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2012.
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 64.96% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- 5 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 2 August 2012
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-94
- Affected
- microsoft/internet explorer
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
EPSS 65.0% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (5)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
| EDB-ID | Title | Type | Published | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDB-35273source ↗ | Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 - Fixed Col Span ID (Full ASLR + DEP + EMET 5.1 Bypass) (MS12-037)windows · ryujin & sickness | remote | 17 November 2014 | yes |
| EDB-34815source ↗ | Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 - Fixed Col Span ID (Full ASLR + DEP + EMET 5.0 Bypass) (MS12-037)windows · ryujin & sickness | remote | 29 September 2014 | yes |
| EDB-33944source ↗ | Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 - Fixed Col Span ID (Full ASLR + DEP + EMET 4.1.x Bypass) (MS12-037)windows · sickness | remote | 1 July 2014 | yes |
| EDB-24017source ↗ | Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 - Fixed Col Span ID (Full ASLR + DEP Bypass) (MS12-037)windows · sickness | remote | 10 January 2013 | yes |
| EDB-20174source ↗ | Microsoft Internet Explorer - Fixed Table Col Span Heap Overflow (MS12-037) (Metasploit)windows · Metasploit | remote | 2 August 2012 | yes |
References
- http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2012/03/ie-9-on-latest-windows-gets-stomped-at-hacker-contest.ars
- http://pwn2own.zerodayinitiative.com/status.html
- http://twitter.com/vupen/statuses/177895844828291073
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-164A.htmlUS Government Resource
- http://www.zdnet.com/blog/security/pwn2own-2012-ie-9-hacked-with-two-0day-vulnerabilities/10621
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-037
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15539
- http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2012/03/ie-9-on-latest-windows-gets-stomped-at-hacker-contest.ars
- http://pwn2own.zerodayinitiative.com/status.html
- http://twitter.com/vupen/statuses/177895844828291073
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-164A.htmlUS Government Resource
- http://www.zdnet.com/blog/security/pwn2own-2012-ie-9-hacked-with-two-0day-vulnerabilities/10621
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-037
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15539
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.