CVE-2010-1127 Null dereference in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Internet Explorer 6 and 7 via crafted JavaScript causing a NULL pointer dereference.
- 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-2010-1127?
CVE-2010-1127 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published on 26 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
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7 does not initialize certain data structures during execution of the createElement method, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via crafted JavaScript code, as demonstrated by setting the (1) outerHTML or (2) value property of an object returned by createElement.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-1127?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Internet Explorer.
How do I fix CVE-2010-1127?
No fix has been published for CVE-2010-1127 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2010-1127 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-1127 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-rmxx-7764-gq44.