Heap-based buffer overflow in Internet Explorer 8 on Microsoft Windows 7 allows remote attackers to discover the base address of a Windows .dll file, and possibly have unspecified other impact, via unknown vectors, as demonstrated by Peter Vreugdenhil during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2010
Published Mar 25, 2010
7.6
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 14.30%
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in Internet Explorer 8 on Microsoft Windows 7 allows remote attackers to discover the base address of a Windows .dll file, and possibly have unspecified other impact, via unknown vectors, as demonstrated by Peter Vreugdenhil during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2010.
Affected products
No data.
- 8.0.6001
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:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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 2, 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 (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 14.30% (0.14298) | 96.50th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 13.93% (0.13926) | 96.06th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 39.23% (0.39228) | 96.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 36.19% (0.36185) | 95.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 39.23% (0.39228) | 96.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.07% (0.01071) | 84.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 27, 2024 | 1.19% (0.01189) | 85.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 3, 2024 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 85.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 83.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 15.74% (0.15743) | 96.09th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 15.74% (0.15743) | 95.96th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Dec 14, 2022 | 18.33% (0.18326) | 96.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Aug 1, 2022 | 25.37% (0.25368) | 96.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 13, 2022 | 29.35% (0.29347) | 96.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 31.91% (0.31909) | 96.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (5)
- http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/blog/2010/02/15/pwn2own-2010 x_refsource_MISC
- http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20001126-245.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://twitter.com/thezdi/statuses/11003801960 x_refsource_MISC
- http://vreugdenhilresearch.nl/Pwn2Own-2010-Windows7-InternetExplorer8.pdf x_refsource_MISCExploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/57196 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/blog/2010/02/15/pwn2own-2010 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20001126-245.html | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://twitter.com/thezdi/statuses/11003801960 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://vreugdenhilresearch.nl/Pwn2Own-2010-Windows7-InternetExplorer8.pdf | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/57196 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
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