CVE-2012-0012
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
4.3
Description
Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 does not properly handle the creation and initialization of string objects, which allows remote attackers to read data from arbitrary process-memory locations via a crafted web site, aka "Null Byte Information Disclosure Vulnerability."
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| windows | - | not-affected | |
| windows | r2 | not-affected | |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 9 | |
References
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-045A.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-010
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14870
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-045A.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-010
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14870
CWEs
CWE-665
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.