High severity8.8CISA KEVNVD Advisory· Published Jan 15, 2010· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2010-0249
CVE-2010-0249
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, 6 SP1, 7, and 8 on Windows 2000 SP4; Windows XP SP2 and SP3; Windows Server 2003 SP2; Windows Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2; Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2; and Windows 7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by accessing a pointer associated with a deleted object, related to incorrectly initialized memory and improper handling of objects in memory, as exploited in the wild in December 2009 and January 2010 during Operation Aurora, aka "HTML Object Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
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Affected products
6cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0.1:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 5 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0.1:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 6, 6 SP1, 7, 8
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
15- support.microsoft.com/kb/979352nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/979352.mspxnvdBroken LinkPatchVendor Advisory
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-002nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/11167nvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/37815nvdBroken LinkExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2010/01/14/security-advisory-979352.aspxnvdBroken LinkVendor Advisory
- securitytracker.com/idnvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/492515nvdThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-055A.htmlnvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55642nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-10435232-245.htmlnvdBroken Link
- osvdb.org/61697nvdBroken Link
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0135nvdBroken Link
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6835nvdBroken Link
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalognvdUS Government Resource
News mentions
4- Microsoft Warns of Two Actively Exploited Defender VulnerabilitiesThe Hacker News · May 21, 2026
- Microsoft Patches Exploited UnDefend and RedSun Defender Zero-DaysSecurityWeek · May 21, 2026
- Microsoft: 6 Actively-Exploited Flaws Added to CISA KEVVypr Intelligence · May 20, 2026
- CISA Adds Seven Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to CatalogCISA Alerts