FKIE_CVE-2012-0169
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2012-04-10 21:55 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:36
Severity
Summary
Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 does not properly handle objects in memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by accessing a deleted object, aka "JScript9 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 9 | |
| microsoft | windows_7 | - | |
| microsoft | windows_7 | - | |
| microsoft | windows_server_2008 | - | |
| microsoft | windows_server_2008 | r2 | |
| microsoft | windows_server_2008 | r2 | |
| microsoft | windows_vista | - |
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