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CVE-2010-1117
Heap-based buffer overflow in Internet Explorer 8 on Microsoft Windows 7 allows remote attackers to discover the base address of a Windows…
High7.6EPSS 14.3%
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- microsoft
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.6 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 14.3% · top 3.4% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.6.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (5)
- http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/blog/2010/02/15/pwn2own-2010 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://twitter.com/thezdi/statuses/11003801960 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://vreugdenhilresearch.nl/Pwn2Own-2010-Windows7-InternetExplorer8.pdf (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- ie-base-address-bo(57196) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20001126-245.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
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