Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 11, 2010· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2010-2556
CVE-2010-2556
Description
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, 7, and 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."
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Affected products
4cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 6, 7, 8
Patches
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References
3- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-053nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-222A.htmlnvdThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11994nvdTool Signature
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