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CVE-2012-1538
Use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site,…
High9.3EPSS 21.3%
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- mitre
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site, aka "CFormElement Use After Free Vulnerability."
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 21.3% · top 2.4% 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: High 9.3.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (6)
- 1027749 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15677 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- MS12-071 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSx_transferred
- 51202 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- TA12-318A (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
- 56420 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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