CVE-2012-0170 is a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 6 and 7, stemming from improper handling of objects in memory. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring moderate attack complexity. Despite its high CVSS score of 9.3 and FAUCET Risk Score of 98/100, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.