CVE-2010-0249
Published Jan 15, 2010
Last updated 24 days ago
- Description
- 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."
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
- NVD status
- Analyzed
- Products
- internet_explorer
CVSS 3.1
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 8.8
- Impact score
- 5.9
- Exploitability score
- 2.8
- Vector string
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Severity
- HIGH
CVSS 2.0
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 9.3
- Impact score
- 10
- Exploitability score
- 8.6
- Vector string
- AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Data from CISA
- Vulnerability name
- Microsoft Internet Explorer Use-After-Free Vulnerability
- Exploit added on
- May 20, 2026
- Exploit action due
- Jun 3, 2026
- Required action
- Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
- Hype score
- Not currently trending
5 of CISA's 7 new KEV entries date to 2008-2010. CVE-2008-4250 (Conficker). CVE-2010-0249 (Aurora). Two 2026 Microsoft Defender CVEs join them. Your oldest unpatched endpoints are the easiest entry points. #EndpointSecurity #ITAdmin #CyberSecurity #CISA https://t.co/tqCii3yOiF
@triosoftinc
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米国サイバーセキュリティ・社会基盤安全保障庁(CISA)が既知の悪用された脆弱性カタログに7件追加。10年以上前のAcrobatのCVE-2009-3459及びMSのCVE-2008-4250、CVE-2009-1537、CVE-2010-0249、CVE-2010-0806、並びに多分RedSunのCVE-2
@__kokumoto
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🚨 7 new CISA KEV adds today CVE-2026-45498, CVE-2026-41091, CVE-2010-0806, CVE-2010-0249, CVE-2009-3459, CVE-2009-1537, CVE-2008-4250 https://t.co/0StDFCzdCI #boarnet #cybersecurity #cisakev #cve #threatintelligence #malware
@boarnetio
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- Comment
- Per: http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/416.htmlhttp://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/416.html CWE-416: Use After Free
- Impact
- -
- Solution
- -
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