CVE-2012-1526
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7 - Remote Code Execution via Memory Corruption
Title source: llmDescription
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7 does not properly handle objects in memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by accessing an object that (1) was not initialized or (2) is deleted, aka "Layout Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ms
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-052
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15240
US Government Resource third-party-advisory
x_refsource_cert
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-227A.html
Scores
EPSS
0.2002
EPSS Percentile
97.1%
Details
CWE
CWE-119
Status
published
Products (2)
microsoft/internet_explorer
6
microsoft/internet_explorer
7
Published
Aug 15, 2012
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026