CVE-2010-0249

Public Exploit

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."

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 92.22% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory microsoft.com Vendor Advisory microsoft.com Vendor Advisory technet.com Vendor Advisory microsoft.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/979352.mspx patch vendor advisory broken link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6835 signature vdb entry broken link
http://osvdb.org/61697 vdb entry broken link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37815 vdb entry exploit broken link third party advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/492515 third party advisory us government resource
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/11167 third party advisory vdb entry exploit
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/979352 patch vendor advisory
http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2010/01/14/security-advisory-979352.aspx vendor advisory broken link
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55642 third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-055A.html broken link third party advisory us government resource
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-002 patch vendor advisory
http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-10435232-245.html broken link
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023462 broken link third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0135 vdb entry broken link

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-0249?
CVE-2010-0249 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-0249?
To fix CVE-2010-0249, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2010-0249 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2010-0249 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~92% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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