CVE-2012-4969

Published Sep 18, 2012 CVSS 3.1 · 8.1 High EPSS 80.2% KEV · Listed
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the CMshtmlEd::Exec function in mshtml.dll in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site, as exploited in the wild in September 2012.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Microsoft windows Server 2003
Weaknesses NVD-CWE-Other
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:*:x64:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:x86:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server:2003:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server:2003:sp2:*:*:*:*:itanium:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server:2003:sp2:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server:2008:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server:2008:sp2:*:*:*:*:itanium:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server:2008:sp2:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:*:*:professional:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:*:*:*:*:*:-:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:itanium:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:itanium:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp2:*:*:professional:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Microsoft windows Server
Microsoft windows Server 2003
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.92875}

epss

{'score': 0.92755}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-416
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

kev

{'dateAdded': '2022-06-08'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'active', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Oct 22, 2025, 12:05 AM
Reserved
Sep 18, 2012, 12:00 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Sep 18, 2012, 10:39 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:45 PM