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CVE-2012-1545

N/A

Published: March 9, 2012 at 11:00 AM UTC

Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:39 PM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorInternet Explorer

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Severity

N/A

Exploit prediction

EPSS 19%

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 9, and 10 Consumer Preview, allows remote attackers to bypass Protected Mode or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) by leveraging access to a Low integrity process, as demonstrated by VUPEN during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2012.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (4)

x_refsource_MISC

Source: [email protected]

http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2012/03/ie-9-on-latest-windows-gets-stomped-at-hacker-contest.ars

x_refsource_MISC

Source: [email protected]

http://pwn2own.zerodayinitiative.com/status.html

x_refsource_MISC

Source: [email protected]

http://twitter.com/vupen/statuses/177895844828291073

x_refsource_MISC

Source: [email protected]

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/security/pwn2own-2012-ie-9-hacked-with-two-0day-vulnerabilities/10621

CVSS

5.8MEDIUM[email protected]

Confidentiality: NONE
Integrity: PARTIAL
Availability: PARTIAL

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-119

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