CVE-2012-1523 is a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 6 through 8, impacting various Windows operating systems including XP, Vista, 7, and server editions. This memory corruption flaw allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by manipulating objects in memory after they have been deleted. With a CVSS score of 9.3, it is highly severe, requiring no authentication and moderate attack complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) is currently identified, and community discussion is minimal, its high FAUCET Risk Score of 97/100 indicates significant potential danger.
| 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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.