CVE-2012-4787

CriticalCVSS 9.0/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 and 10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site that triggers access to an object that (1) was not properly initialized or (2) is deleted, aka "Improper Ref Counting Use After Free Vulnerability."

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 9.0/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-399 CWE-416

Affected software

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

References

Timeline

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

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