Microsoft Internet Explorer resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Executing a manipulation can lead to resource management. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2010-0491. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer (Web Browser) (the affected version is unknown). It has been declared as very critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4, 6, and 6 SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by changing unspecified properties of an HTML object that has an onreadystatechange event handler, aka "HTML Object Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

The weakness was shared 03/31/2010 as MS10-018 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared for download at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2010-0491. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. 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 05/04/2026). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.

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 9637.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (45378), SecurityFocus (BID 39027†), SecurityTracker (ID 1023773†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-25201†). The entries VDB-4091, VDB-52508, VDB-52507 and VDB-52506 are related to this item. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.5

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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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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02/02/2010 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS10-018
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2010-0491 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-0491
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-52504

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SecurityFocus: 39027
SecurityTracker: 1023773
Vulnerability Center: 25201 - [MS10-018] Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Arbitrary Code Execution via an HTML Object, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 12:22
Updated: 05/04/2026 11:58
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 (42), 04/07/2017 12:09 (24), 09/06/2021 16:05 (2), 09/06/2021 16:13 (7), 09/06/2021 16:20 (1), 01/05/2025 22:12 (15), 05/04/2026 11:58 (1)
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