CVE-2010-1118

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Published Mar 25, 2010 CVSS 2.0 · 10.0 Critical EPSS 22.3% KEV · Not listed

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Internet Explorer 8 on Microsoft Windows 7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors, possibly related to a use-after-free issue, as demonstrated by Peter Vreugdenhil during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2010.

Analysis

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Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 22.3% (22.342% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/blog/2010/02/15/pwn2own-2010
http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20001126-245.html
http://twitter.com/thezdi/statuses/11003801960
http://vreugdenhilresearch.nl/Pwn2Own-2010-Windows7-InternetExplorer8.pdf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/57197

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Internet Explorer Windows 7

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 1:14 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: microsoft
Published: Mar 25, 2010, 8:31 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 1:14 AM
Reserved: Mar 25, 2010, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:17 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Mar 25, 2010, 9:00 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:17 PM

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