CVE-2010-2556
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, 7, and 8 - Remote Code Execution via Uninitialized Memory Corruption
Title source: llmDescription
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, 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."
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource third-party-advisory
x_refsource_cert
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-222A.html
Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
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https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-053
Tool Signature vdb-entry
signature
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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11994
Scores
EPSS
0.2752
EPSS Percentile
97.8%
Details
CWE
CWE-908
Status
published
Products (3)
microsoft/internet_explorer
6
microsoft/internet_explorer
7
microsoft/internet_explorer
8
Published
Aug 11, 2010
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026