CVE-2012-0012
N/A
Published: February 14, 2012 at 10:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:36 PM UTC
4 products affected across 1 vendorInternet ExplorerWindows Server 2008Windows 7
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 16%
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."
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
microsoft-windows-7 (environment) · microsoft-windows-server-2008 (environment) · microsoft-windows-vista (environment)
Windows 7· Microsoftdevice
80%All versions
80%
All versions
Windows Vista· Microsoftdevice
80%All versions
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (3)
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
Source: [email protected]
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-045A.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_MSPatch
Source: [email protected]
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-010VDB EntrySignaturex_refsource_OVALTool Signature
Source: [email protected]
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14870Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-665
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