CVE-2010-0246

CriticalCVSS 9.3/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 does not properly handle objects in memory, which 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, aka "Uninitialized Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-3671, CVE-2009-3674, and CVE-2010-0245.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 9.3/10AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weakness enumeration

CWE-94

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Jan 22, 2010
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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