CVE-2010-0249
Use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, 6 SP1, 7, and 8 on Windows 2000 SP4; Windows XP SP2 and SP3; Windows Server 2003 SP2; Windows Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2; Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2; and Windows 7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by accessing a pointer associated with a deleted object, related to incorrectly initialized memory and improper handling of objects in memory, as exploited in the wild in December 2009 and January 2010 during Operation Aurora, aka "HTML Object Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
CVSS Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products (5)
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 5.0.1 |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 6 |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 6 |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 7.0 |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 8 |
GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-x2mp-6fmq-52qw
Use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, 6 SP1, 7, and 8 on Windows 2000...
References (29)
- http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2010/01/14/security-advisory-979352.aspx Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
- http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-10435232-245.html Broken Link
- http://osvdb.org/61697 Broken Link
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1023462 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://support.microsoft.com/kb/979352 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/11167 Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/492515 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/979352.mspx Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37815 Broken Link, Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-055A.html Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0135 Broken Link
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-002 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55642 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6835 Broken Link
- http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2010/01/14/security-advisory-979352.aspx Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
Risk Scores
Top 0% most likely to be exploited
CISA Known Exploited
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.