RCE in Microsoft Internet Explorer
CVE-2010-0492
Use-after-free vulnerability in mstime.dll in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to the TIME2 behavior, the CTimeAction object, and destruction of markup, 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: 0.275 (98.0th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 98.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.275 · newest: 0.275 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/510506/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/39030 (Patch, vdb-entry)
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-068A.html (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-089A.html (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0744 (Patch, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-10-033
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-018 (vendor-advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7722 (signature, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2010-0492?
- CVE-2010-0492 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2010-03-31.
- How severe is CVE-2010-0492?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.