CVE-2010-0490

critical Microsoft
CVSS v3 Base Score
9.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS Score
62.1%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 2% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
M
Confidentiality
C
Integrity
C
Availability
C
Published: March 31, 2010 (5888 days ago)
Last Modified: April 29, 2026
Vendor: Microsoft
Source: NVD

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."

CWE

CWE-94

Affected Products

microsoft internet explorermicrosoft windows 2003 servermicrosoft windows server 2003microsoft windows xpmicrosoft windows server 2008microsoft windows vistamicrosoft windows 7

References

🔗 securitytracker.com 🔗 www.securityfocus.com 🔗 www.us-cert.gov 🔗 www.us-cert.gov 🔗 www.vupen.com