VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2010-2558

CVSS score9.3 HIGH

EPSS probability21.04%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2010-08-11

Last modified2026-06-16

CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Description

Race condition in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, 7, and 8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via vectors related to an object in memory, aka "Race Condition Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Weakness classification

CWE-362: Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

Primary references

secure@microsoft.com — Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
secure@microsoft.com — Patch, Vendor Advisory
secure@microsoft.com — Tool Signature
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Tool Signature