CVE-2010-1262
Status: ModifiedHigh (9.3)—
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1 and SP2, 7, and 8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by accessing an object that (1) was not properly initialized or (2) is deleted, leading to memory corruption, related to the CStyleSheet object and a free of the root container, aka "Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
CVSS
- Version: 2.0
- Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Base score: 9.3
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 33%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 98
- Score date: 10/9/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (1)
CWEs
- CWE-94
References
- http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100089747
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511727/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40417
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-159B.html
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-10-102/
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-035
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7406
- http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100089747
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511727/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40417
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-159B.html
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-10-102/
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-035
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7406
Raw JSON (NVD)
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