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CVE-2012-1545 Details

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 9, and 10 Consumer Preview, allows remote attackers to bypass Protected Mode or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) by leveraging access to a Low integrity process, as demonstrated by VUPEN during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2012.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2012/03/ie-9-on-latest-windows-gets-stomped-at-hacker-contest.ars CVE
http://pwn2own.zerodayinitiative.com/status.html CVE
http://twitter.com/vupen/statuses/177895844828291073 CVE
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/security/pwn2own-2012-ie-9-hacked-with-two-0day-vulnerabilities/10621 CVE
http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2012/03/ie-9-on-latest-windows-gets-stomped-at-hacker-contest.ars [email protected]

see all 8 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
microsoft ie
10 consumer_preview

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:10:consumer_preview:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
microsoft internet explorer
6.0
6.00.2462.0000
6.00.2479.0006
6.0.2600
6.00.2600.0000

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.00.2462.0000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.00.2479.0006:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0.2600:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.00.2600.0000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0.2800:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0.2800.1106:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.00.2800.1106:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0.2900:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0.2900.2180:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.00.2900.2180:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.00.3663.0000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.00.3718.0000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.00.3790.0000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.00.3790.1830:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.00.3790.3959:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7.0.5730:unknown:gold:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7.0.5730.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7.00.5730.1100:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7.00.6000.16386:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7.00.6000.16441:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:8.0.6001:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:8.0.6001:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2012-1545
NVD Published Date:
Mar 9, 2012
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2012-1545 Details - Not Deferred