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Uninitialized Memory Corruption Vulnerability

oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11968

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 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 "Uninitialized Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Family:
windows
Status:
ACCEPTED
Platform(s):
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003
  • Microsoft Windows 7
  • Microsoft Windows XP
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008
  • Microsoft Windows Vista
Class:
vulnerability
Reference(s):
  • CVE-2010-2557
Product(s):
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 6