CVE-2012-1526

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 an object that (1) was not initialized or (2) is deleted, aka "Layout Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Metrics

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

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Aug 15, 2012
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2012-1526: Critical severity, CVSS 9.3 | Vulnix