CVE-2012-2557 is a critical use-after-free vulnerability affecting Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 6 through 8, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. This flaw, dubbed "cloneNode Use After Free Vulnerability," occurs when a crafted website triggers access to a deleted object. With a CVSS score of 9.3, it is highly severe, requiring no authentication and having a medium attack complexity, but granting full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. Despite its high risk score and EPSS percentile, there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there public exploits available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. Furthermore, community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are virtually nonexistent.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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.