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Sid
16635

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Summary:
This event is generated when an attempt is made to exploit a known vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer.

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Impact:
Unknown.

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Detailed Information:
Unspecified vulnerability in the Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 Developer Tools ActiveX control in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, Windows Server 2008 and R2, and Windows 7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors that "corrupt the system state."

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Affected Systems:
Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 Developer Tools ActiveX control in:
Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4
Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2
Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 and SP2
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 and R2
Microsoft Windows 7

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Attack Scenarios:
An attacker can host a web site that will return code of their choosing to the object when a victim clicks on a malicious link.

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Ease of Attack:
Difficult.

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False Positives:
None known.

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False Negatives:
None known.

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Corrective Action:
Upgrade to the latest non-affected version of the software.

Apply the appropriate vendor supplied patches.

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Contributors:
Sourcefire Vulnerability Research Team
This document was generated from data supplied by the National Vulnerability Database. A product of the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
For more information see http://nvd.nist.gov/

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Additional References:

NIST CVE-2010-0811:
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2010-0811
  
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