Microsoft Internet Explorer CTreeNode Use After Free (MS12-071; CVE-2012-4775)
| Check Point Reference: | CPAI-2012-807 | |
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| Source: | Microsoft Security Bulletin MS12-071 | |
| Industry Reference(s): | CVE-2012-4775 |
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Who is Vulnerable? Internet Explorer 9 |
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| Vulnerability Description A remote code execution vulnerability has been reported in Internet Explorer. |
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Update/Patch Available Apply patches from: MS12-071 |
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Vulnerability Details The vulnerability is due an error in the way that Internet Explorer accesses an object that has not been correctly initialized or has been deleted. A remote attacker can exploit this issue by enticing a user to open a specially crafted web-page with an affected version of Internet Explorer. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to take complete control of the target system. |
Protection Overview
This protection will detect and block attempts to open a specially crafted HTML file.
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