CVE-2012-0012 Information disclosure in n/a
Remote attackers can read arbitrary process memory via a crafted website in Internet Explorer 9, requiring user interaction to visit the site.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2012-0012?
CVE-2012-0012 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published on 14 Feb 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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."
Weakness: CWE-665
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-0012?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Internet Explorer.
How do I fix CVE-2012-0012?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-0012 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2012-0012 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-0012 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Internet Explorer
- CVE-2014-1776 Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption
- CVE-2021-27085 Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2017-0222 Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2017-0210 Microsoft Internet Explorer Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2017-0149 Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f263-5jv5-v234.