CVE-2012-1879
moderate-risk
Published 2012-06-12
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 9 does not properly handle objects in memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by attempting to access an undefined memory location, aka "insertAdjacentText Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."
Do I need to act?
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27.7% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 72% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
8
CVSS 8.1/10
High
NETWORK
/ HIGH complexity
Affected Products (4)
Affected Vendors
References (6)
US Government Resource
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-164A.html
US Government Resource
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-164A.html
49
/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity
24/34 · High
Exploitability
15/34 · Moderate
Exposure
10/34 · Low