VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2012-4969
CVSS score8.1 HIGH
EPSS probability80.25%
CISA KEVKnown exploited vulnerability
Published2012-09-18
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Known Exploited Vulnerability
Microsoft Internet Explorer Use-After-Free Vulnerability
Vendor / product: Microsoft / Internet Explorer
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the CMshtmlEd::Exec function in mshtml.dll in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site, as exploited in the wild in September 2012.
Weakness classification
- CWE-416: Use After Free
Primary references
- cve@mitre.org — Broken Link
- cve@mitre.org — Broken Link
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Patch, Vendor Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Broken Link