CVE-2012-0012
Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 does not properly handle the creation and initialization of string...
Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 does not properly handle the creation and initialization of string objects, which allows remote attackers to read data from arbitrary process-memory locations via a crafted web site, aka "Null Byte Information Disclosure Vulnerability."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 does not properly handle the creation and initialization of string objects, which allows remote attackers to read data from arbitrary process-memory locations via a crafted web site, aka "Null Byte Information Disclosure Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2012-0012- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-665
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 does not properly handle the creation and initialization of string objects, which allows remote attackers to read data from arbitrary process-memory locations via a crafted web site, aka "Null Byte Information Disclosure Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2012-0012- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-0053 No score
Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 does not properly handle the creation and initialization of string objects, which allows remote attackers to read data from arbitrary process-memory locations via a crafted web site, aka "Null Byte Information Disclosure Vulnerability."
- Record
EUVD-2012-0053- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f263-5jv5-v234 No score
Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 does not properly handle the creation and initialization of string...
Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 does not properly handle the creation and initialization of string objects, which allows remote attackers to read data from arbitrary process-memory locations via a crafted web site, aka "Null Byte Information Disclosure Vulnerability."
- Record
GHSA-f263-5jv5-v234- Weakness
- CWE-665
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-0012 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published February 14, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 16.0%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.