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critical 9.3

CVE-2012-1875 in the critical feed json

Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 does not properly handle objects in memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by access…

published 2012-06-12 14 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-1885

cvss
9.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
61.7%
EPSS 61.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.1%
public exploits
2
Metasploit, Exploit-DB

Summary

Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 does not properly handle objects in memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by accessing a deleted object, aka "Same ID Property Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/windows/browser/ms12_037_same_id)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

61.66% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.1% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • Metasploit exploit/windows/browser/ms12_037_same_id MS12-037 Microsoft Internet Explorer Same ID Property Deleted Object Handling Memory Corruption metasploit exploit, normal rank, 2012-06-12
  • EDB-19141 Microsoft Internet Explorer - Same ID Property Deleted Object Handling Memory Corruption (MS12-037) (Metasploit) remote, 2012-06-14

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 9.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code

References

Sources

Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.