{"cve":"CVE-2012-1876","nvd":{"published":"2012-06-12T22:55:01.937","modified":"2026-06-16T23:40:28.513","status":"Modified","description":"Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 9, and 10 Consumer Preview, does not properly handle objects in memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by attempting to access a nonexistent object, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow, aka \"Col Element Remote Code Execution Vulnerability,\" as demonstrated by VUPEN during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2012.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-94"],"references":["http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2012/03/ie-9-on-latest-windows-gets-stomped-at-hacker-contest.ars","http://pwn2own.zerodayinitiative.com/status.html","http://twitter.com/vupen/statuses/177895844828291073","http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-164A.html","http://www.zdnet.com/blog/security/pwn2own-2012-ie-9-hacked-with-two-0day-vulnerabilities/10621"],"products":["microsoft:internet_explorer"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:24:00.973572543+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2012-1876","score":0.64962,"percentile":0.99248,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}