Summary
This host is missing a critical security update according to Microsoft Bulletin MS10-090.
Impact
Successful exploitation could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code in the context of the logged-on user and potentially bypassing Internet Explorer domain restriction.
Impact Level: System/Application
Solution
Run Windows Update and update the listed hotfixes or download and update mentioned hotfixes in the advisory from the below link, http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS10-090.mspx
Insight
- An error occurs when IE attempts to access incorrectly initialized memory under certain conditions, causing memory corruption in such a way that an attacker could execute arbitrary code.
- An error occurs when IE caches data and incorrectly allows the cached content to be rendered as HTML, potentially bypassing Internet Explorer domain restriction.
- An error occurs when IE attempts to access an object that has not been initialized or has been deleted, causing memory corruption in such a way that an attacker could execute arbitrary code in the context of the logged-on user.
Affected
Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6.x/7.x/8.x
References
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2010-3340, CVE-2010-3342, CVE-2010-3343, CVE-2010-3345, CVE-2010-3346, CVE-2010-3348, CVE-2010-3962 -
CVSS Base Score: 9.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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