CVE-2012-0170

CriticalCVSS 9.3/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7 does not properly handle objects in memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by accessing a deleted object, aka "OnReadyStateChange Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 9.3/10AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weakness enumeration

CWE-94

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

Timeline

Published: Apr 10, 2012
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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