Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4, 6, 6 SP1, 7, and 8 does not prevent rendering of non-HTML local files as HTML documents, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and read arbitrary files via vectors involving JavaScript exploit code that constructs a reference to a file://127.0.0.1 URL, aka the dynamic OBJECT tag vulnerability, as demonstrated by obtaining the data from an index.dat file, a variant of CVE-2009-1140 and related to CVE-2008-1448
Published Feb 4, 2010
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 36.92%
Description
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4, 6, 6 SP1, 7, and 8 does not prevent rendering of non-HTML local files as HTML documents, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and read arbitrary files via vectors involving JavaScript exploit code that constructs a reference to a file://127.0.0.1 URL, aka the dynamic OBJECT tag vulnerability, as demonstrated by obtaining the data from an index.dat file, a variant of CVE-2009-1140 and related to CVE-2008-1448.
Affected products
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Configuration 1
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Configuration 2
- 7
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Configuration 3
- 5.01
- 6
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Configuration 4
- 8
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- r2
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No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (33 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 36.92% (0.36917) | 98.47th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 36.78% (0.36779) | 98.30th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 49.26% (0.49262) | 97.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 58.11% (0.58108) | 98.10th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 49.26% (0.49262) | 97.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 58.11% (0.58108) | 98.08th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 49.26% (0.49262) | 97.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 58.11% (0.58108) | 98.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 63.88% (0.63884) | 98.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 66.81% (0.66809) | 97.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 63.88% (0.63884) | 98.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 69.05% (0.69053) | 98.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 17, 2025 | 54.04% (0.54041) | 97.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 11, 2025 | 64.96% (0.64964) | 98.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 59.43% (0.59434) | 97.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 92.45% (0.92454) | 99.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 23, 2024 | 93.35% (0.93348) | 99.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 9, 2024 | 94.87% (0.94872) | 99.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 24, 2024 | 94.71% (0.94706) | 99.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 7, 2024 | 95.17% (0.95175) | 99.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 24, 2023 | 95.38% (0.95385) | 99.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 10, 2023 | 96.22% (0.96219) | 99.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 28, 2023 | 96.70% (0.96703) | 99.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 16, 2023 | 96.84% (0.96844) | 99.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 3, 2023 | 96.70% (0.96703) | 99.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 21, 2023 | 97.00% (0.96996) | 99.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 7, 2023 | 96.97% (0.96974) | 99.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 97.11% (0.97107) | 99.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 24.38% (0.24379) | 96.81th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Dec 30, 2022 | 24.38% (0.24379) | 96.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 26, 2022 | 26.11% (0.26113) | 96.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jun 13, 2022 | 35.31% (0.35309) | 97.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 38.12% (0.38119) | 97.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (12)
- http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2010/02/03/security-advisory-980088-released.aspx x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?n&storyid=8152 x_refsource_MISC
- http://osvdb.org/62156 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100089747 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.coresecurity.com/content/internet-explorer-dynamic-object-tag x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/980088.mspx x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/509345/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38055 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38056 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-159B.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-035 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7145 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
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