Summary
This host is missing a critical security update according to Microsoft Bulletin MS10-018.
Impact
Successful exploitation will let the attacker execute arbitrary codes via specially crafted HTML page in the context of the affected system and cause memory corruption.
Impact Level: System/Application
Solution
Run Windows Update and update the listed hotfixes or download and update mentioned hotfixes in the advisory from the below link, http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/MS10-018
Insight
The Multiple flaws are due to:
- An use-after-free error within 'iepeers.dll'.
- A memory corruption error when the browser accesses certain objects.
- A memory corruption error when handling certain HTML objects - A error when handling content using specific encoding strings while submitting data.
- A memory corruption error when the browser attempts to access an object that may have been corrupted due to a race condition.
- Browser incorrectly interpreting the origin of scripts and HTML elements - A memory corruption error within the Tabular Data Control (TDC) ActiveX when processing overly long URLs
Affected
Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5.x/6.x/7.x/8.x
References
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2010-0267, CVE-2010-0488, CVE-2010-0489, CVE-2010-0490, CVE-2010-0491, CVE-2010-0492, CVE-2010-0494, CVE-2010-0805, CVE-2010-0806, CVE-2010-0807 -
CVSS Base Score: 9.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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