National Cyber Awareness System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2012-1545
Original release date:03/09/2012
Last revised:03/12/2012
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
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.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
4.9
Exploitability Subscore:
8.6
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable; Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
Access Complexity: Medium
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows unauthorized modification; Allows disruption of service
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External Source: MISC
Name: http://www.zdnet.com/blog/security/pwn2own-2012-ie-9-hacked-with-two-0day-vulnerabilities/10621
External Source: MISC
Name: http://twitter.com/vupen/statuses/177895844828291073
External Source: MISC
Name: http://pwn2own.zerodayinitiative.com/status.html
External Source: MISC
Name: http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2012/03/ie-9-on-latest-windows-gets-stomped-at-hacker-contest.ars
