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Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities (978207)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
This host is missing a critical security update according to Microsoft Bulletin MS10-002.
Insight
Insight
The Multiple flaws are due to: - Use-after-free error in the 'mshtml.dll' library - Input validation error when processing URLs, which could allow a malicious web site to execute a binary from the local client system - Memory corruption error when the browser accesses certain objects, which could be exploited by remote attackers to execute arbitrary code - Browser disabling an HTML attribute in appropriately filtered response data, which could be exploited to execute script in the context of the logged-on user in a different Internet domain. - Error when the browser attempts to access incorrectly initialized memory which could be exploited by remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5.x/6.x/7.x/8.x
Solution
Solution
The vendor has released updates. Please see the references for more information.