VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2010-0248

CVSS score8.1 HIGH
EPSS probability53.09%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2010-01-22
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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 "HTML Object Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Weakness classification

  • CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
  • CWE-416: Use After Free

Primary references