---
id: 3797
title: "[CVE-2012-4792] Writing Exploits with the Elderwood Kit (Part 2)"
cve: CVE-2012-4792
source_domain: blog.trailofbits.com
source_url: "https://blog.trailofbits.com/2013/05/20/writing-exploits-with-the-elderwood-kit-part-2/"
published_at: "2013-05-20T15:34:05Z"
tags: ["malware", "use-after-free", "apt", "exploit-development", "elderwood", "internet-explorer"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/3797"
lang: en
---

# [CVE-2012-4792] Writing Exploits with the Elderwood Kit (Part 2)

## Summary

The Elderwood series finale dissects the exploit the kit user wrote: DOM use-after-free mechanics (CVE-2012-4792), heap preparation, object replacement, and why reliability suffered.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** blog.trailofbits.com
- **CVE:** CVE-2012-4792
- **Published:** 2013-05-20T15:34:05Z
- **Original:** https://blog.trailofbits.com/2013/05/20/writing-exploits-with-the-elderwood-kit-part-2/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/3797