CVE-2010-1117

N/A Unknown
Published: March 25, 2010 Modified: April 29, 2026
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Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Internet Explorer 8 on Microsoft Windows 7 allows remote attackers to discover the base address of a Windows .dll file, and possibly have unspecified other impact, via unknown vectors, as demonstrated by Peter Vreugdenhil during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2010.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/blog/2010/02/15/pwn2own-2010
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20001126-245.html
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://twitter.com/thezdi/statuses/11003801960
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://vreugdenhilresearch.nl/Pwn2Own-2010-Windows7-InternetExplorer8.pdf
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/57196
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/blog/2010/02/15/pwn2own-2010
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20001126-245.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://twitter.com/thezdi/statuses/11003801960
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://vreugdenhilresearch.nl/Pwn2Own-2010-Windows7-InternetExplorer8.pdf
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/57196
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

10 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
39.2%
97th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

microsoft

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