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."
Published Jun 12, 2012
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 18.26%
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."
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 7
Running on/with
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Configuration 2
- 8
- 9
Running on/with
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- r2
- r2
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No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (21 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 18.26% (0.18259) | 97.14th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 18.26% (0.18259) | 96.84th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 18.63% (0.18627) | 95.05th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 22.49% (0.22494) | 95.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 18.63% (0.18627) | 94.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 22.49% (0.22494) | 95.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 18.63% (0.18627) | 95.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 22.49% (0.22494) | 95.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 21.19% (0.21187) | 92.93th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 22.49% (0.22494) | 95.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.04% (0.02043) | 89.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 19, 2024 | 2.04% (0.02043) | 89.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 1, 2024 | 0.90% (0.00903) | 82.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 11, 2024 | 0.88% (0.00879) | 80.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 1.24% (0.01237) | 83.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 6, 2023 | 1.98% (0.01976) | 87.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 7, 2023 | 2.13% (0.02129) | 87.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 3, 2023 | 1.56% (0.01560) | 85.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.53% (0.01530) | 84.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 29.80% (0.29797) | 97.49th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 29.80% (0.29797) | 96.29th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (3)
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-164A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-037 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15026 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-164A.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-037 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15026 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
Change history (0)
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