| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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| 9.2 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
Summary
A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation leads to code injection. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2010-3343. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 (Web Browser). It has been rated as very critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 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 Object Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
The issue has been introduced in 03/22/2001. The weakness was shared 12/16/2010 as MS10-090 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is available at microsoft.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2010-3343. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/07/2021). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.This vulnerability is assigned to T1059 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3556 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 51162 , 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 100094 (Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (MS10-090)).
Applying the patch MS10-090 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 10683.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (63558), Tenable (51162), SecurityFocus (BID 45259†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-28638†). The entries VDB-4212, VDB-55757, VDB-55756 and VDB-55755 are related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.6VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.2
VulDB Base Score: 9.6
VulDB Temp Score: 9.2
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Exploiting
Class: Code injectionCWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 51162
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OpenVAS ID: 900262
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities (2416400)
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Countermeasures
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Patch: MS10-090
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Timeline
03/22/2001 🔍09/14/2010 🔍
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10/07/2021 🔍
Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comAdvisory: MS10-090
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2010-3343 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-3343
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-55754
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X-Force: 63558
SecurityFocus: 45259
Vulnerability Center: 28638 - [MS10-090] Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability, Medium
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Entry
Created: 03/19/2015 11:27 PMUpdated: 10/07/2021 08:11 AM
Changes: 03/19/2015 11:27 PM (46), 04/07/2017 12:10 PM (23), 10/07/2021 08:08 AM (2), 10/07/2021 08:10 AM (7), 10/07/2021 08:11 AM (2)
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