CVE-2012-1873

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."

CVSS v2.0 4.3 MEDIUM

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CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

V2 Legend

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-164A.html	US Government Resource
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-037
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15026
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-164A.html	US Government Resource
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-037
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15026

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003::sp2::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008::sp2:itanium:::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008::sp2:x64:::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008::sp2:x86:::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:itanium:::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista::sp2::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp::sp3::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp2:x64:::::*

Configuration 2 (hide)

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:8:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:9:::::::*

OR	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:::x64:::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:::x86:::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7::sp1:x86:::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1:x86:::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003::sp2::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008::sp2:itanium:::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008::sp2:x64:::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008::sp2:x86:::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:itanium:::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2::itanium:::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2::x64:::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista::sp2::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp::sp3::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp2:x64:::::*

History

21 Nov 2024, 01:37

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-164A.html - US Government Resource~~	() http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-164A.html - US Government Resource
References	~~() https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-037 -~~	() https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-037 -
References	~~() https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15026 -~~	() https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15026 -

07 Dec 2023, 18:38

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPE	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista::sp2:x64:::::

23 Jul 2021, 15:12

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPE	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:7:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:9:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:8:::::::*	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:8:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:9:::::::*

Information

Published : 2012-06-12 22:55

Updated : 2025-04-11 00:51

NVD link : CVE-2012-1873

Mitre link : CVE-2012-1873

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2012-1873

JSON object : View

Products Affected

microsoft

windows_xp
internet_explorer
windows_vista
windows_server_2008
windows_server_2003
windows_7

CWE

CWE-200

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

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