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CVE-2010-0249 Detail

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."


Evaluator Description

Per: http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/416.htmlhttp://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/416.html CWE-416: Use After Free

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Hyperlink Resource
http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2010/01/14/security-advisory-979352.aspx Broken Link  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://support.microsoft.com/kb/979352 Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/11167 Exploit  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/492515 Third Party Advisory  US Government Resource 
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/979352.mspx Broken Link  Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37815 Broken Link  Exploit  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-055A.html Broken Link  Third Party Advisory  US Government Resource 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0135 Broken Link 
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-002 Patch  Vendor Advisory 
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55642 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6835 Broken Link 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-416 Use After Free cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2010-0249
NVD Published Date:
01/15/2010
NVD Last Modified:
02/15/2024
Source:
Microsoft Corporation