Description
Microsoft Internet Explorer 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 Element Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Tool Signature vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11849
Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource third-party-advisory
x_refsource_cert
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-348A.html
Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ms
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-090
Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024872
Scores
EPSS
0.2889
EPSS Percentile
97.9%
Details
CWE
CWE-908
Status
published
Products (1)
microsoft/internet_explorer
8
Published
Dec 16, 2010
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026