RCE in Microsoft Internet Explorer
CVE-2010-1260
The IE8 Developer Toolbar in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 SP1, SP2, and SP3 allows user-assisted 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 Element Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.191 (97.2th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 97.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.191 · newest: 0.191 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6686 (signature, vdb-entry)
- support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100089747
- osvdb.org/65213 (vdb-entry)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-035 (vendor-advisory)
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-159B.html (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2010-1260?
- CVE-2010-1260 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2010-06-08.
- How severe is CVE-2010-1260?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.