CVE-2012-2548
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 that triggers access to a deleted object, aka "Layout 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 that triggers access to a deleted object, aka "Layout Use After Free Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2012-2548- 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 that triggers access to a deleted object, aka "Layout Use After Free Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2012-2548- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-2534 No score
Use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site that triggers access to a deleted object, aka "Layout Use After Free Vulnerability."
- Record
EUVD-2012-2534- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-79rx-73jf-mqqc 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 that triggers access to a deleted object, aka "Layout Use After Free Vulnerability."
- Record
GHSA-79rx-73jf-mqqc- 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-2012-2548 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published September 21, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 19.5%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/55646
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15449
securitytracker.com/id?1027555
us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-255A.html
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-063
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2548
github.com/advisories/GHSA-79rx-73jf-mqqc