CVE-2010-1117
high
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.6
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Windows Fixed 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Not affected | — |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 8.0.6001 | |
References
- 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/57196
- 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/57196
CWEs
CWE-119
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.