Microsoft Internet Explorer: Use-After-Free Vulnerability
What to do: Run Windows Update and restart the PC.
- Affects
- Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Identifier
- CVE-2010-0249
- What it is
- Microsoft Internet Explorer contains an use-after-free vulnerability that could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by accessing a pointer associated with a deleted object. The impacted product could be end-of-life (EoL) and/or end-of-service (EoS). Users should discontinue product utilization.
- Official guidance
- Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.