Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 15, 2012· Updated Apr 29, 2026

CVE-2012-1526

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7 does not properly handle objects in memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by accessing an object that (1) was not initialized or (2) is deleted, aka "Layout Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Affected products

Microsoft/Internet Explorer2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-227A.htmlnvdUS Government Resource
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-052nvd
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15240nvd

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