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CVE-2010-0249
n/a n/a — Microsoft Internet Explorer
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
N L N R U H H H 8.8 .9194 99.8 YES
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
n/a n/a – —
TIMELINE
Jan 7 Reserved by microsoft
Jan 15 Published (CNA: microsoft)
May 20 Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2026-06-03
Jun 4 DUE DATE PASSED — CVE-2010-0249 (Microsoft Internet Explorer). CISA remediation deadline was June 3, 2026; still in catalog.
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."
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 4 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|
| January 7, 2010 | Reserved | Reserved by microsoft |
| January 15, 2010 | Published | Published (CNA: microsoft) |
| May 20, 2026 | KEV ADDED | Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2026-06-03 |
| June 4, 2026 | DUE DATE PASSED | DUE DATE PASSED — CVE-2010-0249 (Microsoft Internet Explorer). CISA remediation deadline was June 3, 2026; still in catalog. |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 1 row
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
|---|
| n/a | n/a | — | n/a | — |
References (15)
- http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2010/01/14/security-advisory-979352.aspx [x_refsource_CONFIRM]
- http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-10435232-245.html [x_refsource_MISC]
- http://osvdb.org/61697 [vdb-entry, x_refsource_OSVDB]
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1023462 [vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK]
- http://support.microsoft.com/kb/979352 [vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MSKB]
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/11167 [exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB]
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/492515 [third-party-advisory, x_refsource_CERT-VN]
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/979352.mspx [x_refsource_CONFIRM]
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37815 [vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID]
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-055A.html [third-party-advisory, x_refsource_CERT]
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0135 [vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN]
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-002 [vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MS]
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55642 [vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF]
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6835 [vdb-entry, signature, x_refsource_OVAL]
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2010-0249 [government-resource]
About this page
This is a reference page, not a dated page of record. It assembles the complete lifecycle of CVE-2010-0249 from the CVE Program record, NVD enrichment, the CISA KEV catalog, EPSS, and OSV advisories. The box score's numbers (CVSS, EPSS, KEV status) are current as of Sunday, October 4, 2026 UTC and are re-derived as the archive grows; only dated daily editions are immutable pages of record. The authoritative source for this identifier is cve.org.
