CVE-2012-1876 Information

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 9 and 10 Consumer Preview does not properly handle objects in memory which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by attempting to access a nonexistent object leading to a heap-based buffer overflow aka \Col Element Remote Code Execution Vulnerability\ as demonstrated by VUPEN during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2012.

Reference

http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2012/03/ie-9-on-latest-windows-gets-stomped-at-hacker-contest.ars http://pwn2own.zerodayinitiative.com/status.html http://twitter.com/vupen/statuses/177895844828291073 http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-164A.html http://www.zdnet.com/blog/security/pwn2own-2012-ie-9-hacked-with-two-0day-vulnerabilities/10621 https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-037 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval3Aorg.mitre.oval3Adef3A15539