Exploited· due 2024-08-13
CVE-2012-4792
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Microsoft Internet Explorer contains a use-after-free vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site that triggers access to an object that (1) was not properly allocated or (2) is deleted, as demonstrated by a CDwnBindInfo object.
Exploitation status
- CISA has confirmed this is being exploited in the wild. That is an observation of real attacks, not a prediction.
- US federal civilian agencies are required to remediate it by 2024-08-13. That deadline does not bind private companies, but it is a reasonable benchmark for how urgently CISA views it.
Required action
The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.
CISA’s wording, unedited.
Scoring
- CVSS
- Not yet scored
Dates
- Published
- 2024-07-23
- Added to KEV
- 2024-07-23
- Remediation due
- 2024-08-13
- Sources
- CISA KEV