CVE-2012-2546
Use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 allows remote attackers to execute...
CVE-2012-2546 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 20.2%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 9.3 HighCVSS 2.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 20.2%EPSS, 97th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
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 "Event Listener Use After Free Vulnerability."
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
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 "Event Listener Use After Free Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2012-2546- 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 ListNo 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 "Event Listener Use After Free Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2012-2546- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-2532No 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 "Event Listener Use After Free Vulnerability."
- Record
EUVD-2012-2532- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5r9h-7vh8-5qgcNo 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 "Event Listener Use After Free Vulnerability."
- Record
GHSA-5r9h-7vh8-5qgc- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
References
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78757
securitytracker.com/id?1027555
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15652
us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-255A.html
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-063
securityfocus.com/bid/55645
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2546
github.com/advisories/GHSA-5r9h-7vh8-5qgc