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 "HTML Element Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Published Dec 16, 2010
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 28.89%
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 "HTML Element Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Affected products
No data.
- 8
Running on/with
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- r2
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
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: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 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 (22 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 28.89% (0.28886) | 98.10th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 28.89% (0.28886) | 97.90th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 58.39% (0.58392) | 98.10th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 62.80% (0.62798) | 98.32th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 58.39% (0.58392) | 98.08th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 62.80% (0.62798) | 98.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 58.39% (0.58392) | 98.15th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 17, 2025 | 62.80% (0.62798) | 98.25th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 61.11% (0.61107) | 98.15th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 64.76% (0.64760) | 97.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 61.11% (0.61107) | 98.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 2, 2025 | 66.12% (0.66121) | 98.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 74.51% (0.74509) | 98.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 94.29% (0.94293) | 99.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 20, 2024 | 93.88% (0.93878) | 99.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 13, 2024 | 95.62% (0.95621) | 99.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 25, 2023 | 95.59% (0.95592) | 99.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 6, 2023 | 95.83% (0.95826) | 99.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 24, 2023 | 96.09% (0.96091) | 99.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 96.11% (0.96109) | 99.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 58.31% (0.58315) | 98.87th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 58.31% (0.58315) | 98.56th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (4)
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024872 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-348A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-090 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSPatchVendor Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11849 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALTool Signature
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024872 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-348A.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-090 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11849 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALTool Signature |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.