CVE-2010-1127

Public Exploit

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7 does not initialize certain data structures during execution of the createElement method, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via crafted JavaScript code, as demonstrated by setting the (1) outerHTML or (2) value property of an object returned by createElement.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 26.55% Top 5%

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2010-01/0237.html	mailing list exploit
http://securityreason.com/exploitalert/7731	exploit
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2010-01/0278.html	mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-1127?: CVE-2010-1127 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-1127?: To fix CVE-2010-1127, 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-2010-1127 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2010-1127 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~27% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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