CVE-2010-0806 is a critical use-after-free vulnerability in the Peer Objects component (iepeers.dll) of Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 6, 6 SP1, and 7, affecting various Windows operating systems. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by manipulating invalid pointers after an object's deletion. With a CVSS score of 9.3, it presents a high severity risk due to its network-based attack vector, medium attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vulnerability was actively exploited in the wild in March 2010, and public exploit code, including Metasploit modules, is available, despite a lack of recent community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.01CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.