Vulnerability CVE-2012-1878
Published: 2012-06-12   Modified: 2012-06-13

Description:
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 9 does not properly handle objects in memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by accessing a deleted object, aka "OnBeforeDeactivate Event Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."

See advisories in our WLB2 database:
Topic
Author
Date
High
Microsoft Internet Explorer OnBeforeDeactivate Event Remote Code Execution
Anonymous
21.12.2012

Type:

CWE-94

 (Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection'))

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
9.3/10
10/10
8.6/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Medium
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Complete
Complete
Complete
Affected software
Microsoft -> IE 

 References:
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-164A.html
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-037
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15632
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