CVE-2010-1256: microsoft internet_information_server Code Injection

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2010-1256 is a high (CVSS 8.5) Code Injection vulnerability in microsoft internet_information_server. EPSS estimates a 28.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 08-06-2010
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 07-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft IIS 6.0, 7.0, and 7.5, when Extended Protection for Authentication is enabled, allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors related to "token checking" that trigger memory corruption, aka "IIS Authentication Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

• CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.