CVE-2010-0249

HIGH

Use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, 6 SP1, 7, and 8 on Windows 2000 SP4; Windows XP SP2 and SP3; Windows Server 2003 SP2; Windows Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2; Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2; and Windows 7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by accessing a pointer associated with a deleted object, related to incorrectly initialized memory and improper handling of objects in memory, as exploited in the wild in December 2009 and January 2010 during Operation Aurora, aka "HTML Object Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

CVSS v3.1 Score

8.8
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Published: 1/15/2010Modified: 5/21/2026

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References (29)

http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2010/01/14/security-advisory-979352.aspxBroken LinkVendor Advisoryhttp://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-10435232-245.htmlBroken Linkhttp://osvdb.org/61697Broken Linkhttp://securitytracker.com/id?1023462Broken LinkThird Party Advisoryhttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/979352PatchVendor Advisoryhttp://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/11167ExploitThird Party Advisoryhttp://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/492515Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resourcehttp://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/979352.mspxBroken LinkPatchhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37815Broken LinkExploithttp://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-055A.htmlBroken LinkThird Party Advisoryhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0135Broken Linkhttps://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-002PatchVendor Advisoryhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55642Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entryhttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6835Broken Linkhttp://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2010/01/14/security-advisory-979352.aspxBroken LinkVendor Advisoryhttp://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-10435232-245.htmlBroken Linkhttp://osvdb.org/61697Broken Linkhttp://securitytracker.com/id?1023462Broken LinkThird Party Advisoryhttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/979352PatchVendor Advisoryhttp://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/11167ExploitThird Party Advisoryhttp://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/492515Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resourcehttp://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/979352.mspxBroken LinkPatchhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37815Broken LinkExploithttp://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-055A.htmlBroken LinkThird Party Advisoryhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0135Broken Linkhttps://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-002PatchVendor Advisoryhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55642Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entryhttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6835Broken Linkhttps://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2010-0249US Government Resource