CVE-2010-0806
HIGHCISA KEVEPSS 100th pctlDescription
Use-after-free vulnerability in the Peer Objects component (aka iepeers.dll) in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, 6 SP1, and 7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving access to an invalid pointer after the deletion of an object, as exploited in the wild in March 2010, aka "Uninitialized Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 100% of all known CVEs.
Remediation due: 2026-06-03
References
- http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2010/03/09/security-advisory-981374-released.aspx
- http://osvdb.org/62810
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38860
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/744549
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/981374.mspx
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38615
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-068A.html
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-089A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0567
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0744
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-018
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56772
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8446
- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-018
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2010-0806
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