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
Published Mar 9, 2012
5.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 20.09%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 10
- 6.0
- 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
- 7.0
- 7.0
- 7.0
- 7.0.5730
- 7.0.5730.11
- 7.00.5730.1100
- 7.00.6000.16386
- 7.00.6000.16441
- 8.0.6001
- 8.0.6001
- 9
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 20.09% (0.20092) | 97.38th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 20.09% (0.20092) | 97.11th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 7.02% (0.07021) | 91.43th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 17, 2026 | 8.15% (0.08153) | 91.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 17, 2025 | 12.39% (0.12389) | 93.57th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 8.87% (0.08874) | 91.74th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 15.26% (0.15262) | 91.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 8.87% (0.08874) | 91.92th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.05% (0.01049) | 84.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 24, 2024 | 1.01% (0.01014) | 83.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 10, 2024 | 0.85% (0.00854) | 82.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 0.72% (0.00723) | 80.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.66% (0.00655) | 78.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 8, 2023 | 1.05% (0.01049) | 82.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.27% (0.01267) | 83.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 29.55% (0.29551) | 97.42th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 29.55% (0.29551) | 96.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (4)
- http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2012/03/ie-9-on-latest-windows-gets-stomped-at-hacker-contest.ars x_refsource_MISC
- http://pwn2own.zerodayinitiative.com/status.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://twitter.com/vupen/statuses/177895844828291073 x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.zdnet.com/blog/security/pwn2own-2012-ie-9-hacked-with-two-0day-vulnerabilities/10621 x_refsource_MISC
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2012/03/ie-9-on-latest-windows-gets-stomped-at-hacker-contest.ars | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://pwn2own.zerodayinitiative.com/status.html | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://twitter.com/vupen/statuses/177895844828291073 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.zdnet.com/blog/security/pwn2own-2012-ie-9-hacked-with-two-0day-vulnerabilities/10621 | x_refsource_MISC |
Change history (0)
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