Use After Free in Microsoft Internet Explorer
CVE-2012-1539
Use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site, aka "CTreePos Use After Free Vulnerability."
EPSS: 0.254 (97.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Microsoft Internet_explorer — versions 9
- Microsoft Windows_7
- Microsoft Windows_server_2008
- Microsoft Windows_vista
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (signature, x_refsource_OVAL, vdb-entry)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (US Government Resource, x_refsource_CERT, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2012-1539?
- CVE-2012-1539 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, classified under CWE-399. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2012-11-14.
- How severe is CVE-2012-1539?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.