CVE-2012-4792

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.

CVSS v3.1

8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v3.1

8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0

9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS

78.82% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 100th percentile

CISA KEV

added 2024-07-23

Published

2012-12-30

Updated

2025-10-22

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• WizardVan/CVE-2012-47920★ · 2015-05-03

Metasploit modules (1)

• rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/browser/ie_cbutton_uaf.rb

ExploitDB entries (2)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23785
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23754

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2012-1876
• CVE-2012-4773
• CVE-2012-4864
• CVE-2012-4772
• CVE-2012-4865
• CVE-2012-4771