CVE-2012-0171
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 9 does not properly handle objects in memory, which allows...
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 9 does not properly handle objects in memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by accessing a deleted object, aka "SelectAll Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 9 does not properly handle objects in memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by accessing a deleted object, aka "SelectAll Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2012-0171- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 9 does not properly handle objects in memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by accessing a deleted object, aka "SelectAll Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2012-0171- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-0209 No score
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 9 does not properly handle objects in memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by accessing a deleted object, aka "SelectAll Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."
- Record
EUVD-2012-0209- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hr6f-h6mw-2p3m No score
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 9 does not properly handle objects in memory, which allows...
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 9 does not properly handle objects in memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by accessing a deleted object, aka "SelectAll Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."
- Record
GHSA-hr6f-h6mw-2p3m- Weakness
- CWE-94
- 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-2012-0171 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published April 10, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 27.1%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-023
securitytracker.com/id?1026901
us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-101A.html
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74382
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15313
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0171
github.com/advisories/GHSA-hr6f-h6mw-2p3m