CVE-2012-0172

CVSS V2 High 9.3 CVSS V3 None
Description
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 8 does not properly handle objects in memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by accessing a deleted object, aka "VML Style Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2012-0172
  • Assigner
  • secure@microsoft.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2012-04-10T21:55:02
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2021-07-23T15:12:30
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-94 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/94.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • MEDIUM
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Base Score
  • 9.3
  • Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 8.6
  • Impact Score
  • 10
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026901
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-101A.html US Government Resource
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74383
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15550
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-023
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0172
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-0172
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 15:53:12 Added to TrackCVE