CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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6.0 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 (Web Browser). This affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
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 "Uninitialized Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-3671, CVE-2009-3674, and CVE-2010-0246.
The issue has been introduced in 03/05/2008. The weakness was released 01/22/2010 as MS10-002 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2010-0245. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 688 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 44110 , which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 100078 (Microsoft Internet Explorer Cumulative Security Update (MS10-002 and KB979352)).
Applying the patch MS10-002 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at microsoft.com. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 9430.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (55775) and Tenable (44110). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 4079, 4084, 51654 and 51653.
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Code injectionCWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Nessus ID: 44110
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OpenVAS ID: 901097
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities (978207)
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Patch: MS10-002
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Timeline
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Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comAdvisory: MS10-002
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2010-0245 (🔍)
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X-Force: 55775
Vulnerability Center: 24662 - [MS10-002] Microsoft Internet Explorer Table Layout Reuse Remote Uninitialized Memory Corruption, Critical
SecurityFocus: 37892
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Entry
Created: 03/18/2015 15:15Updated: 08/31/2021 14:26
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (46), 04/07/2017 12:09 (23), 08/31/2021 14:16 (2), 08/31/2021 14:21 (7), 08/31/2021 14:26 (1)
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