CVE-2010-0492 Use after free in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code in Internet Explorer 8 via a use-after-free vulnerability in mstime.dll triggered by specific HTML object destruction.
- 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-2010-0492?
CVE-2010-0492 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published on 31 Mar 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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."
Weakness: CWE-94
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-0492?
It affects 7 products.
Products include Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows 2003 Server, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Vista and 1 more.
How do I fix CVE-2010-0492?
No fix has been published for CVE-2010-0492 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-2010-0492 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-0492 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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-r97j-8742-f767.