Microsoft Internet Explorer 6/7/8 code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6/7/8 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Performing a manipulation results in code injection. This vulnerability was named CVE-2010-0490. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6/7/8 (Web Browser). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part. 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 6, 6 SP1, 7, and 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."

The weakness was presented 03/31/2010 as MS10-018 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2010-0490. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. 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 scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 45378 , 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 100083 (Microsoft Internet Explorer Cumulative Security Update (MS10-018 and KB981374)).

Applying the patch MS10-018 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at technet.microsoft.com. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 9638.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (45378), SecurityFocus (BID 39031†), SecurityTracker (ID 1023773†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-25206†). See VDB-4091, VDB-52508, VDB-52507 and VDB-52506 for similar entries. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Nessus ID: 45378
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OpenVAS ID: 902155
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities (980182)
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Patch: MS10-018
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS10-018
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2010-0490 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-0490
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-52503

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SecurityFocus: 39031
SecurityTracker: 1023773
Vulnerability Center: 25206 - [MS10-018] Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Arbitrary Code Execution via Uninitialized Memory, Medium

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Created: 03/19/2015 12:22
Updated: 05/04/2026 11:58
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 (43), 04/07/2017 12:09 (25), 09/06/2021 15:48 (2), 09/06/2021 15:54 (7), 09/06/2021 16:00 (1), 01/25/2025 22:48 (15), 05/04/2026 11:58 (1)
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