CVE-2012-2523
critical
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
9.3
Description
Integer overflow in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 and 9, JScript 5.8, and VBScript 5.8 on 64-bit platforms allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging an incorrect size calculation during object copying, aka "JavaScript Integer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 8 | |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 9 | |
| microsoft | jscript | 5.8 | |
| microsoft | vbscript | 5.8 | |
References
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-227A.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-052
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-056
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15790
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-227A.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-052
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-056
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15790
CWEs
CWE-189
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.