CVE-2012-1545

Medium

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.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.8
Exploit probability97. percentile19.1%
ProductMicrosoft Internet Explorer
PublishedMar 9, 2012
First seenMar 9, 2012

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
microsoft internet_explorer6.0, 6.00.2462.0000, 6.00.2479.0006, 6.0.2600, 6.00.2600.0000, 6.0.2800, 6.0.2800.1106, 6.00.2800.1106, 6.0.2900, 6.0.2900.2180, 6.00.2900.2180, 6.00.3663.0000, 6.00.3718.0000, 6.00.3790.0000, 6.00.3790.1830, 6.00.3790.3959, 7.0, 7.0.5730, 7.0.5730.11, 7.00.5730.1100, 7.00.6000.16386, 7.00.6000.16441, 8.0.6001, 9—
microsoft ie10—

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