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High severity8.1NVD Advisory· Published Jun 12, 2012· Updated Apr 29, 2026

CVE-2012-1879

CVE-2012-1879

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 9 does not properly handle objects in memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by attempting to access an undefined memory location, aka "insertAdjacentText Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."

Affected products

4
  • Microsoft/Internet Explorer4 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

0

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

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