Information disclosure in Microsoft Internet Explorer - CVE-2012-1873
Published: January 10, 2017 / Updated: March 14, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU4016
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-1873
CWE-ID: CWE-626
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.
The weakness exists due to null byte interaction error. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Web site, trick the victim into visiting it and view content from the Internet Explorer process memory.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in information disclosure on the vulnerable system.
The weakness exists due to null byte interaction error. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Web site, trick the victim into visiting it and view content from the Internet Explorer process memory.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in information disclosure on the vulnerable system.
Affected software
Microsoft Internet Explorer
How to mitigate CVE-2012-1873
Install update from vendor's website.