CVE-2012-1538
Use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 allows remote attackers to execute...
Use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site, aka "CFormElement Use After Free Vulnerability."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site, aka "CFormElement Use After Free Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2012-1538- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-399
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site, aka "CFormElement Use After Free Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2012-1538- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-1556 No score
Use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site, aka "CFormElement Use After Free Vulnerability."
- Record
EUVD-2012-1556- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7jp3-77c6-fgrr No score
Use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 allows remote attackers to execute...
Use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site, aka "CFormElement Use After Free Vulnerability."
- Record
GHSA-7jp3-77c6-fgrr- 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-2012-1538 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published November 14, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 21.3%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securitytracker.com/id?1027749
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15677
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-071
secunia.com/advisories/51202
us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-318A.html
securityfocus.com/bid/56420
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1538
github.com/advisories/GHSA-7jp3-77c6-fgrr