Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 on Win7 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 on Win7. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2010-1117. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 on Win7 (Web Browser). This vulnerability affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Heap-based buffer overflow in Internet Explorer 8 on Microsoft Windows 7 allows remote attackers to discover the base address of a Windows .dll file, and possibly have unspecified other impact, via unknown vectors, as demonstrated by Peter Vreugdenhil during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2010.

The weakness was disclosed 03/25/2010 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability was named CVE-2010-1117. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 05/03/2026). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 45698†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-25166†). The entries VDB-4238 and VDB-56028 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2010-1117 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-1117
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-52372
X-Force: 57196
SecurityFocus: 45698
Vulnerability Center: 25166 - Internet Explorer 8 Information Disclosure Vulnerability, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 12:22
Updated: 05/03/2026 10:27
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 (40), 05/07/2019 12:43 (11), 09/05/2021 19:39 (2), 09/05/2021 19:47 (7), 05/03/2026 10:27 (17)
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