CVE-2010-0806
microsoft internet explorer
Published 10 Mar 2010 · updated 16 Jun 2026 · Analyzed
Exploited in the wild
CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 20 May 2026, with a remediation deadline of 3 Jun 2026 for US federal agencies.
Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the Peer Objects component (aka iepeers.dll) in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, 6 SP1, and 7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving access to an invalid pointer after the deletion of an object, as exploited in the wild in March 2010, aka "Uninitialized Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
References
- blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2010/03/09/security-advisory-981374-released.aspx · Broken Link
- osvdb.org/62810 · Broken Link
- secunia.com/advisories/38860 · Vendor Advisory
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/744549 · Patch, US Government Resource
- www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/981374.mspx · Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/38615 · Broken Link
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-068A.html · US Government Resource
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-089A.html · US Government Resource
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0567 · Vendor Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0744 · Vendor Advisory
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-018 · Vendor Advisory
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56772 · Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8446 · Broken Link
- learn.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-018 · Vendor Advisory
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2010-0806 · US Government Resource