Detailed Description
Microsoft has issued a cumulative security update for Internet Explorer, which addresses multiple vulnerabilities that could result in remote code execution and information disclosure in affected systems. Seven vulnerabilities that were identified and fixed are as follows:
HTML object memory corruption vulnerabilities (CVE-2010-3340 and CVE-2010-3343)
Two remote code execution vulnerabilities that resulted when Internet Explorer try to access an object that has been incorrectly initialized or deleted. These issues have been fixed in the update by modifying the way IE handles objects in memory.
Cross-domain information disclosure vulnerabilities (CVE-2010-3342 and CVE-2010-3348)
Two information disclosure vulnerabilities that are present when Internet Explorer incorrectly allows cached data to be rendered as HTML, potentially bypassing domain restriction. The update resolves these issues by modifying the way IE handles script.
HTML element memory corruption vulnerabilities (CVE-2010-3345 and CVE-2010-3346)
Two remote code execution vulnerabilities that resulted when Internet Explorer attempts to access an object that has been incorrectly initialized or deleted. These issues have been fixed in the update by modifying the way IE handles objects in memory.
Uninitialized memory corruption vulnerability (CVE-2010-3962)
A remote code execution vulnerability that resulted when Internet Explorer try to access an object that has not been initialized or has been deleted. This issue has been fixed in the update by modifying the way IE handles objects in memory.