VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2010-0244

CVSS score9.3 HIGH
EPSS probability20.76%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2010-01-22
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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 "Uninitialized Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-2530 and CVE-2009-2531.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

Primary references