Vulnerability Details : CVE-2012-1876

Public exploit exists!
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.
Published 2012-06-12 22:55:02
Updated 2023-12-07 18:38:57
Source Microsoft Corporation
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: OverflowExecute code

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-1876

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 96.93%

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 100 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ

Metasploit modules for CVE-2012-1876

  • MS12-037 Microsoft Internet Explorer Fixed Table Col Span Heap Overflow
    Disclosure Date: 2012-06-12
    First seen: 2020-04-26
    exploit/windows/browser/ms12_037_ie_colspan
    This module exploits a heap overflow vulnerability in Internet Explorer caused by an incorrect handling of the span attribute for col elements from a fixed table, when they are modified dynamically by javascript code. Authors: - Alexandre Pelletier - mr_me <stev

CVSS scores for CVE-2012-1876

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source
9.3
 HIGH AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
8.6
10.0
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2012-1876

  • The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2012-1876

Products affected by CVE-2012-1876

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