CVE-2012-2522
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 malformed virtual function table after this table's deletion, aka "Virtual Function Table Corruption 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 malformed virtual function table after this table's deletion, aka "Virtual Function Table Corruption Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2012-2522- 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 malformed virtual function table after this table's deletion, aka "Virtual Function Table Corruption Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2012-2522- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-2508 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 malformed virtual function table after this table's deletion, aka "Virtual Function Table Corruption Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."
- Record
EUVD-2012-2508- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-569v-5vq7-8w92 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 malformed virtual function table after this table's deletion, aka "Virtual Function Table Corruption Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."
- Record
GHSA-569v-5vq7-8w92- 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-2012-2522 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published August 15, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 24.5%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.