CVE-2010-1256 Memory corruption in n/a
Authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary code on Microsoft IIS servers with Extended Protection enabled via memory corruption in token checking.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2010-1256?
CVE-2010-1256 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Information Server, published on 8 Jun 2010. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft IIS 6.0, 7.0, and 7.5, when Extended Protection for Authentication is enabled, allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors related to "token checking" that trigger memory corruption, aka "IIS Authentication Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Weakness: CWE-94
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-1256?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Internet Information Server.
How do I fix CVE-2010-1256?
No fix has been published for CVE-2010-1256 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-2010-1256 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-1256 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Internet Information Server
- CVE-2008-0075 Code injection in n/a
- CVE-1999-1376 Buffer overflow in fpcount.exe in IIS 4.0 with FrontPage Server Extensions allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands.
- CVE-1999-0407 By default, IIS 4.0 has a virtual directory /IISADMPWD which contains files that can be used as proxies for brute force password attacks, or
- CVE-1999-0874 Memory corruption in n/a
- CVE-2009-3023 Memory corruption in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h6vp-xg23-hpm2.