CVE-2012-1873

MediumCVSS 4.3/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 through 9 does not properly create and initialize string data, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory via a crafted HTML document, aka "Null Byte Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 4.3/10AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-200

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Jun 12, 2012
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2012-1873: Medium severity, CVSS 4.3 | Vulnix