Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 12, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2012-1876
CVE-2012-1876
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.
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Affected products
5cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
- 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <=10 Consumer Preview
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
7- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-164A.htmlnvdUS Government Resource
- arstechnica.com/business/news/2012/03/ie-9-on-latest-windows-gets-stomped-at-hacker-contest.arsnvd
- pwn2own.zerodayinitiative.com/status.htmlnvd
- twitter.com/vupen/statuses/177895844828291073nvd
- www.zdnet.com/blog/security/pwn2own-2012-ie-9-hacked-with-two-0day-vulnerabilities/10621nvd
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-037nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15539nvd
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