CVE-2012-1876

Published: Jun 12, 2012Modified: Apr 29, 2026

9.3

Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability: 8.6 / Impact: 10.0

Source: NVD

Description

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.

Affected (4)

Products: Microsoft: Internet Explorer

Microsoft

1 product

Internet Explorer

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Microsoft Internet Explorer	Version 6

Configuration B

1 vulnerable · 3 platform

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Microsoft Internet Explorer	Version 7

Running on/with	Platform Versions
Microsoft Windows 2003 Server	All versions
Microsoft Windows 2003 Server	All versions
Microsoft Windows Vista	All versions

Configuration C

2 vulnerable · 15 platform

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Microsoft Internet Explorer	Version 8
Microsoft Internet Explorer	Version 9

Running on/with	Platform Versions
Microsoft Windows 7	All versions
Microsoft Windows 7	All versions
Microsoft Windows 7	All versions
Microsoft Windows 7	All versions
Microsoft Windows 7	All versions
Microsoft Windows Server 2003	All versions
Microsoft Windows Server 2008	All versions
Microsoft Windows Server 2008	All versions
Microsoft Windows Server 2008	All versions
Microsoft Windows Server 2008	All versions
Microsoft Windows Server 2008	Version r2
Microsoft Windows Server 2008	Version r2
Microsoft Windows Vista	All versions
Microsoft Windows Xp	All versions
Microsoft Windows Xp	All versions