CVE-2010-0248 Use after free in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via memory corruption in Internet Explorer due to improper handling of deleted or uninitialized objects.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2010-0248?
CVE-2010-0248 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published on 22 Jan 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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."
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-0248?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Internet Explorer.
How do I fix CVE-2010-0248?
No fix has been published for CVE-2010-0248 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2010-0248 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2010-0248 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module and 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Internet Explorer
- CVE-2014-1776 Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption
- CVE-2021-27085 Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2017-0222 Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2017-0210 Microsoft Internet Explorer Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2017-0149 Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vqxq-fjhv-69jf.