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National Cyber Alert System
Technical Cyber Security Alert TA10-089A
Microsoft Internet Explorer Vulnerabilities
Original release date: March 30, 2010
Last revised: --
Source: US-CERT
Systems Affected
* Microsoft Internet Explorer
Overview
Microsoft has released out-of-band updates to address critical
vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer.
I. Description
Microsoft has released updates for multiple vulnerabilities in
Internet Explorer, including the vulnerability detailed in
Microsoft Security Advisory (981374) and US-CERT Vulnerability Note
VU#744549.
II. Impact
By convincing a user to view a specially crafted HTML document or
Microsoft Office document, an attacker may be able to execute
arbitrary code with the privileges of the user.
III. Solution
Apply updates
Microsoft has released updates to address these vulnerabilities.
Please see Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-018 for more
information.
Apply workarounds
Microsoft has provided workarounds for some of the vulnerabilities
in MS10-018.
IV. References
* Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-018 -
<http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms10-018.mspx>
* Microsoft Security Advisory (981374) -
<http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/981374.mspx>
* Microsoft Internet Explorer iepeers.dll use-after-free
vulnerability -
<http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/744549>
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Feedback can be directed to US-CERT Technical Staff. Please send
email to <cert@xxxxxxxx> with "TA10-089A Feedback VU#744549" in
the subject.
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Revision History
March 30, 2010: Initial release
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