CVE-2012-1538 is a critical use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9, affecting Windows 7, Server 2008, and Vista. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by enticing a user to visit a specially crafted website. With a CVSS score of 9.3, it presents a high risk due to its network-based attack vector, medium complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no public exploit code available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Furthermore, there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
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.