CVE-2010-1117 Memory corruption in n/a

High 7.6 Published Updated

Remote attackers can discover Windows DLL base addresses via a heap-based buffer overflow in Internet Explorer 8, requiring user interaction.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2010-1117?

CVE-2010-1117 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published on 25 Mar 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Internet Explorer 8 on Microsoft Windows 7 allows remote attackers to discover the base address of a Windows .dll file, and possibly have unspecified other impact, via unknown vectors, as demonstrated by Peter Vreugdenhil during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2010.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-1117?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Microsoft Internet Explorer.

How do I fix CVE-2010-1117?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-1117 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2010-1117 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-1117 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Microsoft Internet Explorer vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-q2jw-4pf6-6hm6.

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