MS Internet Explorer Uninitialized Memory Corruption

  Severity: CRITICAL
  CVE Identifier: CVE-2010-2559
  Advisory Date: FEB 15, 2011

  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, CVE-2010-0245, and CVE-2010-0246.

  TREND MICRO PROTECTION INFORMATION

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  SOLUTION

  Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Number: 1004350
  Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Name: 1004350 - MS Internet Explorer Uninitialized Memory Corruption

  AFFECTED SOFTWARE AND VERSION

  • microsoft ie 8

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