CVE-2010-0491

N/A Unknown
Published: March 31, 2010 Modified: April 29, 2026
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Description

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."

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=864
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023773
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39027
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Patch
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-068A.html
Source: secure@microsoft.com
US Government Resource
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-089A.html
Source: secure@microsoft.com
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0744
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-018
Source: secure@microsoft.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8421
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=864
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023773
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39027
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-068A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-089A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0744
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-018
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8421
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

16 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
62.4%
98th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-399

Affected Vendors

microsoft

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