RCE in Microsoft Internet Explorer
CVE-2010-0248
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."
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.531 (99.0th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.531 · newest: 0.531 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Internet Explorer — versions 7.0, 6.00.2900.2180, 6.0.2900.2180
- Microsoft Windows 2000
- Microsoft Windows 7
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008
- Microsoft Windows Vista
- Microsoft Windows Xp
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-002 (vendor-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55778 (vdb-entry)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8267 (signature, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2010-0248?
- CVE-2010-0248 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2010-01-22.
- How severe is CVE-2010-0248?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2010-0248 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.