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CVE-2010-1127
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7 does not initialize certain data structures during execution of the createElement method, which allows…
Medium5.0EPSS 18.6%
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- mitre
Description
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7 does not initialize certain data structures during execution of the createElement method, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via crafted JavaScript code, as demonstrated by setting the (1) outerHTML or (2) value property of an object returned by createElement.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 18.6% · top 2.7% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (3)
- 20100126 Microsoft IE 6&7 Crash Exploit (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://securityreason.com/exploitalert/7731 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 20100128 Re: Microsoft IE 6&7 Crash Exploit (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
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