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CVE-2012-4792
HIGH ⌖ ON CISA KEV · EXPLOITEDMicrosoft Internet Explorer's use-after-free vulnerability (CVE-2012-4792) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted website.
This use-after-free flaw enables remote code execution through a crafted web page, exploiting a deleted CDwnBindInfo object in Internet Explorer. DIB organizations must immediately remove IE from production environments as it is end-of-life and unsupported, with a history of critical vulnerabilities that pose severe compliance risks under FedRAMP and NIST 800-171.
Shame score — While the vulnerability is critical and actively exploited, the product is end-of-life and the flaw is not zero-day, resulting in moderate embarrassment rather than high.
▸ RECOMMENDED ACTION Actively exploited (CISA KEV) — remediate now, ahead of your normal patch cycle.
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.
| PRODUCT | STATUS |
|---|---|
| Azure Commercial Cloud Microsoft |
Authorized |
| Azure Government (includes Dynamics 365) Microsoft |
Authorized |
| Microsoft Office 365 GCC High Microsoft |
In Process |
| Office 365 Multi-Tenant & Supporting Services Microsoft |
Authorized |