VDB-51745 · CVE-2010-0555 · BID 38056

Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 8 Remote Code Execution

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4/6/6 SP1/7/8. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. This manipulation causes Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2010-0555. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4/6/6 SP1/7/8 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4, 6, 6 SP1, 7, and 8 does not prevent rendering of non-HTML local files as HTML documents, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and read arbitrary files via vectors involving the product's use of text/html as the default content type for files that are encountered after a redirection, aka the URLMON sniffing vulnerability, a variant of CVE-2009-1140 and related to CVE-2008-1448.

The weakness was published 02/04/2010 by Jorge Luis Alvarez Medina with CORE Security Technologies as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2010-0555 since 02/04/2010. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 38056†) and OSVDB (62157†). Similar entry is available at VDB-4080. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Remote Code Execution
CWE: Unknown
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Recommended: Upgrade
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03/18/2015 +1868 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Jorge Luis Alvarez Medina
Organization: CORE Security Technologies
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2010-0555 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-0555
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-51745
SecurityFocus: 38056 - Microsoft Internet Explorer URLMON Sniffing Cross Domain Information Disclosure Vulnerability
OSVDB: 62157

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 04/30/2026 10:52
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (43), 04/07/2017 12:09 (6), 09/01/2021 05:18 (7), 04/30/2026 10:52 (19)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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