Microsoft Internet Explorer DOM Operation Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Severity: CRITICAL
CVE Identifier: CVE-2010-0249,MS10-002
Advisory Date: JUL 21, 2015
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."
nvd: Per: http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/416.htmlhttp://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/416.html
CWE-416: Use After Free
TREND MICRO PROTECTION INFORMATION
Apply associated Trend Micro DPI Rules.
SOLUTION
Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Number: 1003244
Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Name: 1003244 - Identified Suspicious Obfuscated JavaScript
AFFECTED SOFTWARE AND VERSION
- microsoft internet_explorer 6
- microsoft internet_explorer 7
- microsoft internet_explorer 8
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