High severity8.8CISA KEVNVD Advisory· Published Dec 30, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2012-4792
CVE-2012-4792
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site that triggers access to an object that (1) was not properly allocated or (2) is deleted, as demonstrated by a CDwnBindInfo object, and exploited in the wild in December 2012.
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Affected products
4cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 6.0 - 8.0
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
14- technet.microsoft.com/security/advisory/2794220nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-008nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- eromang.zataz.com/2012/12/29/attack-and-ie-0day-informations-used-against-council-on-foreign-relations/nvdThird Party Advisory
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/119168/Microsoft-Internet-Explorer-CDwnBindInfo-Object-Use-After-Free.htmlnvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/154201nvdThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA13-008A.htmlnvdThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA13-015A.htmlnvdThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/browser/ie_cbutton_uaf.rbnvdThird Party Advisory
- blog.fireeye.com/research/2012/12/council-foreign-relations-water-hole-attack-details.htmlnvdBroken Link
- blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2012/12/29/new-vulnerability-affecting-internet-explorer-8-users.aspxnvdBroken Link
- blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2012/12/31/microsoft-quot-fix-it-quot-available-for-internet-explorer-6-7-and-8.aspxnvdBroken Link
- labs.alienvault.com/labs/index.php/2012/just-another-water-hole-campaign-using-an-internet-explorer-0day/nvdBroken Link
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16361nvdBroken Link
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalognvdUS Government Resource
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