Vulnerability Details : CVE-2012-1873
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 through 9 does not properly create and initialize string data, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory via a crafted HTML document, aka "Null Byte Information Disclosure Vulnerability."
Vulnerability category: Information leak
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-1873
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.88%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 81 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2012-1873
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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4.3
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
8.6
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2.9
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2012-1873
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The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2012-1873
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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15026
Repository / Oval Repository
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http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-164A.html
Microsoft Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities | CISAUS Government Resource
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https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-037
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS12-037 - Critical | Microsoft Docs
Products affected by CVE-2012-1873
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*