CVE-2010-2118 json
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0.2900.2180 and 8.0.7600.16385 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) vi…
published 2010-06-01 16 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2010-2134
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 10.1%
- EPSS 10.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0.2900.2180 and 8.0.7600.16385 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via JavaScript code containing an infinite loop that creates IFRAME elements for invalid news:// URIs.
Exploit prediction
10.06% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- websecurity.com.ua http://websecurity.com.ua/4238/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-399 Resource Management Errors
References
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websecurity.com.ua
/4238/
exploit
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/511509/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2010-2118
- NVD CVE-2010-2118
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