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Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1 and SP2, 7, and 8...

High severity Unreviewed Published May 2, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Apr 11, 2025

Package

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Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1 and SP2, 7, and 8 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, related to the CStyleSheet object and a free of the root container, aka "Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Jun 8, 2010
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 2, 2022
Last updated Apr 11, 2025

Severity

High

EPSS score

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

This score estimates the probability of this vulnerability being exploited within the next 30 days. Data provided by FIRST.
(98th percentile)

Weaknesses

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. Learn more on MITRE.

CVE ID

CVE-2010-1262

GHSA ID

GHSA-h88c-mjpv-c945

Source code

No known source code

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