# CVE-2012-4792

## Summary

- **CVE ID:** CVE-2012-4792
- **Severity:** HIGH
- **CVSS Score:** 8.8 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
- **CWE:** N/A
- **Published:** Dec 30, 2012
- **Last Modified:** Sep 16, 2026

## Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 8 allows remote attackers 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, and exploited in the wild in December 2012.

## Affected Products

- n/a — n/a (n/a)

## References

- [CNA](http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA13-008A.html)
- [CNA](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-008)
- [CNA](http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/154201)
- [CNA](https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/browser/ie_cbutton_uaf.rb)
- [CNA](http://labs.alienvault.com/labs/index.php/2012/just-another-water-hole-campaign-using-an-internet-explorer-0day/)
- [CNA](http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/119168/Microsoft-Internet-Explorer-CDwnBindInfo-Object-Use-After-Free.html)
- [CNA](http://eromang.zataz.com/2012/12/29/attack-and-ie-0day-informations-used-against-council-on-foreign-relations/)
- [CNA](https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16361)
- [CNA](http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA13-015A.html)
- [CNA](http://blog.fireeye.com/research/2012/12/council-foreign-relations-water-hole-attack-details.html)
- [CNA](http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2012/12/29/new-vulnerability-affecting-internet-explorer-8-users.aspx)
- [CNA](http://technet.microsoft.com/security/advisory/2794220)
- [CNA](http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2012/12/31/microsoft-quot-fix-it-quot-available-for-internet-explorer-6-7-and-8.aspx)
- [CISA-ADP](https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2012-4792)

## Exploitation Prediction (EPSS)

- **EPSS Score:** 91.83%
- **EPSS Percentile:** 99.7

## Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV)

- **Date Added:** Jul 23, 2024
- **Due Date:** Aug 13, 2024

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_Exported from OnDuty AI Vulnerability Intelligence on 2026-09-17._