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CVE-2012-0012
Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 does not properly handle the creation and initialization of string objects, which allows remote attackers to…
Medium4.3EPSS 16.0%
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- microsoft
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."
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 16.0% · top 3.1% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.3.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (3)
- TA12-045A (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
- MS12-010 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14870 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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