CVE-2010-1117

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Published Mar 25, 2010 CVSS 2.0 · 7.6 High EPSS 14.3% KEV · Not listed

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.

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

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:8.0.6001:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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

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Access Vector Network

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 14.3% (14.298% 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/57196

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Internet Explorer Windows 7

Weaknesses

CWE-119

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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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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