CVE-2010-0492

Use-after-free vulnerability in mstime.dll in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 allows remote...

9.3 High

Use-after-free vulnerability in mstime.dll in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to the TIME2 behavior, the CTimeAction object, and destruction of markup, leading to memory corruption, aka "HTML Object Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Exploit likelihood

27.5%Down 39.6 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

CVE List 8.1

Record: CVE-2010-0492
CVSS 3.1: 8.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-94
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2010-0523 8.1

Record: EUVD-2010-0523
CVSS 3.1: 8.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r97j-8742-f767 8.1

Use-after-free vulnerability in mstime.dll in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 allows remote...

Record: GHSA-r97j-8742-f767
CVSS 3.1: 8.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-94
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 8.1

Record: CVE-2010-0492
CVSS 3.1: 8.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 9.3 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-94
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2010-0492 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published March 31, 2010. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 27.5%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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