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CVE-2012-0012

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-0012 is an information disclosure vulnerability affecting Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 and various Windows operating systems. It stems from improper handling of string object creation and initialization, allowing remote attackers to read arbitrary process memory via a crafted website. With a CVSS score of 4.3, this vulnerability has a medium attack complexity and requires user interaction, but could lead to the disclosure of sensitive information. While there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, its EPSS score indicates a higher than average likelihood of exploitation compared to most CVEs.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
9CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.3MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
16.91%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
96.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1691 is in the 97th percentile among its peer group of 19,958 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

docs.microsoft.com / en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-010
PatchVendor Advisory
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14870
Tool Signature
us-cert.gov / cas/techalerts/TA12-045A.html
Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource