| VID |
26631 |
| Severity |
40 |
| Port |
139,445 |
| Protocol |
TCP |
| Class |
SMB |
| Detailed Description |
The Hotfix (MS12-077, 2761465) for 'Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer' has not been applied.
This security update resolves three privately reported vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer. The vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user views a specially crafted webpage using Internet Explorer. An attacker who successfully exploited these vulnerabilities could gain the same user rights as the current user.
- InjectHTMLStream Use After Free Vulnerability (CVE-2012-4781)
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that Internet Explorer accesses an object in memory that has been deleted. The vulnerability may corrupt memory in such a way that an attacker could execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user.
- CMarkup Use After Free Vulnerability (CVE-2012-4782)
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that Internet Explorer accesses an object in memory that has been deleted. The vulnerability may corrupt memory in such a way that an attacker could execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user.
- Improper Ref Counting Use After Free Vulnerability (CVE-2012-4787)
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that Internet Explorer accesses an object that has not been correctly initialized or has been deleted. The vulnerability may corrupt memory in such a way that an attacker could execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user.
* Note: This check requires an account with administrative privileges which can log into the host to scan. Absence of this condition will result in the check not being performed and a False Negative for all vulnerable hosts.
* References:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms12-077
* Platforms Affected:
Internet Explorer 6
Internet Explorer 7
Internet Explorer 8
Internet Explorer 9 |
| Recommendation |
Apply the appropriate patch (2761465)for your system, as listed in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS12-077 at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/MS12-077
-- OR --
Patches for Windows platforms are also available from the Microsoft Windows Update Web site, http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com. Windows Update detects what version of Windows you are running and offers the appropriate patch. |
| Related URL |
CVE-2012-4781,CVE-2012-4782,CVE-2012-4787 (CVE) |
| Related URL |
56828,56829,56830 (SecurityFocus) |
| Related URL |
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