| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component String Handler. Such manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2012-0012. The attack may be launched remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 (Web Browser). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component String Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:
Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 does not properly handle the creation and initialization of string objects, which allows remote attackers to read data from arbitrary process-memory locations via a crafted web site, aka "Null Byte Information Disclosure Vulnerability."
The issue has been introduced in 03/16/2010. The weakness was shared 02/14/2012 by Stephen Fewer as MS12-010 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is available at technet.microsoft.com. The vendor cooperated in the coordination of the public release. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2012-0012 since 11/09/2011. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are unknown but a private exploit is available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 700 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 57944 (MS12-010: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2647516)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 100115 (Microsoft Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (MS12-010)).
Applying the patch MS12-010 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at technet.microsoft.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 12067.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (72844), Tenable (57944), SecurityFocus (BID 51932†), OSVDB (79267†) and Secunia (SA48028†). The entries VDB-4641, VDB-4638 and VDB-60210 are related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.
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- Vendor: https://www.microsoft.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.8
VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.8
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Class: Information disclosureCWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Access: Private
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Nessus ID: 57944
Nessus Name: MS12-010: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2647516)
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OpenVAS ID: 902649
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities (2647516)
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Patch: MS12-010
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Timeline
03/16/2010 🔍11/09/2011 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comAdvisory: MS12-010
Researcher: Stephen Fewer
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-0012 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-0012
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-4634
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X-Force: 72844
SecurityFocus: 51932 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Null Byte Handling Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Secunia: 48028 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 79267 - Microsoft IE String Creation NULL Byte Handling Process Memory Information Disclosure
SecurityTracker: 1026677 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information
Vulnerability Center: 34467 - [MS12-010] Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 Remote Null Byte Information Disclosure Vulnerability, Medium
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Entry
Created: 02/24/2012 01:00Updated: 03/20/2021 18:58
Changes: 02/24/2012 01:00 (55), 04/07/2017 12:02 (32), 03/20/2021 18:51 (7), 03/20/2021 18:58 (1)
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