# CVE-2012-4792: A Microsoft Internet Explorer bug is being used in attacks

Status: Being used now (CISA KEV, added 2024-07-23)
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## Agent prompt (read-only)
Read-only check, change nothing, send nothing anywhere.
Is Microsoft Internet Explorer (CVE-2012-4792) installed or running on this machine or in this project?
1. Find every copy and its version (apps, packages, containers, lockfiles).
2. Compare each version against the vendor's fixed version for CVE-2012-4792. Quote the vendor page you used.
3. Report a table: where, version, fixed version, status (exposed / fixed / not installed / unsure).
4. List the exact update steps, but do not run them.

## Official description
Microsoft Internet Explorer contains a use-after-free vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site that triggers access to an object that (1) was not properly allocated or (2) is deleted, as demonstrated by a CDwnBindInfo object.

## Sources
- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/internet-explorer-11
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4792
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4792

Generated by isitexploited.org from public sources. Verify version numbers against the vendor before acting.