Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 on Win7 use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 on Win7. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation leads to use after free. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2010-1118. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 on Win7 (Web Browser). This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in Internet Explorer 8 on Microsoft Windows 7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors, possibly related to a use-after-free issue, as demonstrated by Peter Vreugdenhil during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2010.

The issue has been introduced in 03/05/2008. The weakness was presented 03/25/2010 (Website). The advisory is shared at xforce.iss.net. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2010-1118. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/03/2026). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 750 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 40417†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-25165†). See VDB-53515 for similar entry. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

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Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

03/05/2008 🔍
03/25/2010 +749 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2010-1118 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-1118
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-52373
X-Force: 57197
SecurityFocus: 40417
Vulnerability Center: 25165 - Internet Explorer 8 Unspecified Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 12:22
Updated: 05/03/2026 10:27
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 (41), 04/07/2017 12:09 (11), 09/05/2021 19:54 (2), 09/05/2021 20:02 (7), 05/03/2026 10:27 (17)
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