CVE-2010-3331

Critical

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 8 does not properly handle objects in memory in certain circumstances involving use of Microsoft Word to read Word documents, 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 "Uninitialized Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

SeverityCritical

CVSS9.3

Exploit probability—

Product

Microsoft Internet Explorer

PublishedOct 13, 2010

First seenOct 13, 2010

How to fix

Vendor advisories

docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-071

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
microsoft internet_explorer	6, 7, 8	—

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