RCE in Microsoft Internet Explorer
CVE-2012-0172
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."
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 9.3 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.219 (97.6th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 97.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.219 · newest: 0.219 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Internet Explorer — versions 6, 7, 8
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-023 (vendor-advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-101A.html (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15550 (signature, vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74383 (vdb-entry)