CVE-2010-0255

Public Exploit

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4, 6, 6 SP1, 7, and 8 does not prevent rendering of non-HTML local files as HTML documents, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and read arbitrary files via vectors involving JavaScript exploit code that constructs a reference to a file://127.0.0.1 URL, aka the dynamic OBJECT tag vulnerability, as demonstrated by obtaining the data from an index.dat file, a variant of CVE-2009-1140 and related to CVE-2008-1448.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 58.11% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory microsoft.com Vendor Advisory microsoft.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/509345/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100089747
http://osvdb.org/62156 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38055 vdb entry
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/980088.mspx vendor advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-035 vendor advisory
http://www.coresecurity.com/content/internet-explorer-dynamic-object-tag exploit
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-159B.html third party advisory us government resource
http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?n&storyid=8152
http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2010/02/03/security-advisory-980088-released.aspx
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7145 vdb entry signature
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38056 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-0255?
CVE-2010-0255 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-0255?
To fix CVE-2010-0255, 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-2010-0255 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2010-0255 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~58% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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