CVE-2010-0248 EXPLOIT
8.1
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 53.1% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, 6 SP1, 7, and 8 does not properly handle objects in memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by accessing an object that (1) was not properly initialized or (2) is deleted, leading to memory corruption, aka "HTML Object Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Scoring
| CVSS | 8.1 (HIGH, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 53.09% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-94 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2010-01-22 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (7)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | internet explorer |
| microsoft | windows 2000 |
| microsoft | windows 7 |
| microsoft | windows server 2003 |
| microsoft | windows server 2008 |
| microsoft | windows vista |
| microsoft | windows xp |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Internet Explorer - Object Memory Use-After-Free (MS10-002) (Metasploit) | 2012-03-22 |
References
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-002
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55778
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8267
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-002
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55778
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8267
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