CVE-2012-1873
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 through 9 does not properly create and initialize string data,...
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 through 9 does not properly create and initialize string data, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory via a crafted HTML document, aka "Null Byte Information Disclosure Vulnerability."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 through 9 does not properly create and initialize string data, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory via a crafted HTML document, aka "Null Byte Information Disclosure Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2012-1873- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 through 9 does not properly create and initialize string data, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory via a crafted HTML document, aka "Null Byte Information Disclosure Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2012-1873- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-1883 No score
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 through 9 does not properly create and initialize string data, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory via a crafted HTML document, aka "Null Byte Information Disclosure Vulnerability."
- Record
EUVD-2012-1883- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hwhq-f9jj-3vwv No score
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 through 9 does not properly create and initialize string data,...
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 through 9 does not properly create and initialize string data, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory via a crafted HTML document, aka "Null Byte Information Disclosure Vulnerability."
- Record
GHSA-hwhq-f9jj-3vwv- Weakness
- CWE-200
- 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-2012-1873 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published June 12, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 18.3%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.