CVE-2010-0249: Microsoft Internet Explorer Use-After-Free Vulnerability
In CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: Microsoft Internet Explorer Use-After-Free Vulnerability.
Added , federal remediation due . Known ransomware use: Unknown.
Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Description
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."
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Status incidents that name it
No tracked status incident names this CVE.
Affected vendors and products
Microsoft: Internet Explorer
References
- CVE record on cve.org (opens in new tab)
- NVD entry (opens in new tab)
- blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2010/01/14/security-advisory-979352.aspx (opens in new tab)
- news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-10435232-245.html (opens in new tab)
- osvdb.org/61697 (opens in new tab)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-002 (opens in new tab)
- securitytracker.com/id (opens in new tab)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55642 (opens in new tab)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6835 (opens in new tab)
- support.microsoft.com/kb/979352 (opens in new tab)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/11167 (opens in new tab)
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/492515 (opens in new tab)
- www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/979352.mspx (opens in new tab)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/37815 (opens in new tab)
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-055A.html (opens in new tab)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0135 (opens in new tab)
- CVE records from the CVE Program (cve.org). CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. (opens in new tab)
- This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. (opens in new tab)
- Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog from CISA. (opens in new tab)
- EPSS scores from FIRST (Exploit Prediction Scoring System). (opens in new tab)