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High severity8.1NVD Advisory· Published Jun 12, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 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."

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Affected products

5
  • Microsoft/Internet Explorer5 versions
    cpe: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: 6-9

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