CVE-2012-0172
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 8 does not properly handle objects in memory, which allows...
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 8 does not properly handle objects in memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by accessing a deleted object, aka "VML Style Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 8 does not properly handle objects in memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by accessing a deleted object, aka "VML Style Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2012-0172- 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 8 does not properly handle objects in memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by accessing a deleted object, aka "VML Style Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2012-0172- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-0210 No score
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 8 does not properly handle objects in memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by accessing a deleted object, aka "VML Style Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."
- Record
EUVD-2012-0210- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7p6j-x2wj-cw7w No score
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 8 does not properly handle objects in memory, which allows...
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 8 does not properly handle objects in memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by accessing a deleted object, aka "VML Style Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."
- Record
GHSA-7p6j-x2wj-cw7w- 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-2012-0172 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 21.9%, the 97th 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
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15550
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74383
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0172
github.com/advisories/GHSA-7p6j-x2wj-cw7w