CVE-2010-0249 on CISA KEV

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

01What CISA says about this vulnerability

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…

02Required action — verbatim from CISA

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

03Notes & references

• blogs.technet.com — http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2010/01/14/security-advisory-979352.aspx
• news.cnet.com — http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-10435232-245.html
• osvdb.org — http://osvdb.org/61697
• securitytracker.com — http://securitytracker.com/id?1023462
• support.microsoft.com — http://support.microsoft.com/kb/979352
• www.exploit-db.com — http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/11167
• www.kb.cert.org — http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/492515
• www.microsoft.com — http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/979352.mspx
• www.securityfocus.com — http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37815
• www.us-cert.gov — http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-055A.html

04SARA's analyst layer — why this matters

This vulnerability is currently on the CISA KEV list, which CISA only adds CVEs to when there is reliable evidence of active exploitation in the wild. For federal civilian agencies, BOD 22-01 requires remediation by the due date above. For everyone else, KEV is the strongest "patch immediately" signal you can get from public threat intel.

05Affected products (summary)

No structured affected-product list available — see references below for vendor advisories.

06Detection

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