📄 الوصف (الإنجليزية)
Microsoft Internet Explorer — CVE-2010-0806
Microsoft Internet Explorer contains an use-after-free vulnerability that could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving access to an invalid pointer after the deletion of an object. The impacted product could be end-of-life (EoL) and/or end-of-service (EoS). Users should discontinue product utilization.
Required Action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Due Date: 2026-06-03
🤖 ملخص AI
CVE-2010-0806 is a critical use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer (CVSS 9.8) that enables remote code execution through malicious web content. This 14-year-old vulnerability affects end-of-life IE versions with no available patch, making it an urgent concern for legacy system environments still in operation across Saudi organizations. Immediate discontinuation or comprehensive compensating controls are essential to prevent exploitation.
📄 الوصف (العربية)
🤖 التحليل الذكي آخر تحليل: May 21, 2026 04:19
🇸🇦 التأثير على المملكة العربية السعودية
This vulnerability poses severe risk to Saudi government agencies, financial institutions, and enterprises still operating legacy IE versions for internal applications or citizen-facing services. Banking sector (SAMA-regulated) faces critical risk if IE is used for administrative functions or customer portals. Government entities (NCA oversight) using outdated browsers for e-services are highly vulnerable. Healthcare organizations and energy sector (ARAMCO, SEC) with legacy systems remain at significant risk. Telecom operators (STC, Mobily) managing customer-facing web applications on older infrastructure are exposed. The lack of available patches makes this particularly dangerous for organizations unable to immediately migrate away from IE.
🏢 القطاعات السعودية المتأثرة
Banking and Financial Services
Government and Public Administration
Healthcare
Energy and Utilities
Telecommunications
Education
Manufacturing
🎯 تقنيات MITRE ATT&CK
T1190 — Exploit Public-Facing Application (IE vulnerability exploitation)
T1203 — Exploitation for Client Execution (use-after-free code execution)
T1566.002 — Phishing: Spearphishing Link (malicious web content delivery)
T1059.001 — Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell (post-exploitation)
T1547.001 — Boot or Logon Autostart Execution (persistence mechanism)
⚖️ درجة المخاطر السعودية (AI)
9.2
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
IMMEDIATE ACTIONS:
1. Conduct urgent inventory of all systems running Internet Explorer versions affected by CVE-2010-0806 (IE 6, 7, 8, 9 primarily)
2. Discontinue use of affected IE versions immediately — migrate to modern browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Edge) with active security support
3. If IE discontinuation is not feasible, implement compensating controls:
- Deploy application whitelisting to restrict IE execution
- Implement network segmentation to isolate legacy systems
- Block access to untrusted websites via proxy/firewall rules
- Disable JavaScript execution in IE if operationally feasible
4. For web applications requiring IE: refactor to support modern browsers or deploy via virtualized/sandboxed environments
5. Implement Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET) if available for your IE version
6. Enable Data Execution Prevention (DEP) and Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR) at OS level
7. Deploy endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions to monitor for exploitation attempts
8. Restrict user privileges — run IE in low-privilege context
DETECTION RULES:
- Monitor for IE process crashes or unexpected memory access patterns
- Alert on IE accessing invalid memory addresses or heap corruption indicators
- Track IE process spawning child processes (code execution indicator)
- Monitor for unusual network connections initiated from IE process
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
الإجراءات الفورية:
1. إجراء جرد عاجل لجميع الأنظمة التي تعمل بإصدارات Internet Explorer المتأثرة (IE 6، 7، 8، 9 بشكل أساسي)
2. إيقاف استخدام إصدارات IE المتأثرة فوراً — الهجرة إلى متصفحات حديثة (Chrome، Firefox، Edge) مع دعم أمني نشط
3. إذا كان إيقاف IE غير ممكن، تطبيق ضوابط تعويضية:
- نشر قوائم تطبيقات معتمدة لتقييد تنفيذ IE
- تطبيق تقسيم الشبكة لعزل الأنظمة الوراثية
- حظر الوصول إلى المواقع غير الموثوقة عبر قواعد الوكيل/جدار الحماية
- تعطيل تنفيذ JavaScript في IE إن أمكن تشغيلياً
4. للتطبيقات الويب التي تتطلب IE: إعادة هندسة لدعم متصفحات حديثة أو النشر عبر بيئات افتراضية/معزولة
5. تطبيق Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET) إن توفر لإصدار IE الخاص بك
6. تفعيل Data Execution Prevention (DEP) و Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR) على مستوى نظام التشغيل
7. نشر حلول كشف الاستجابة للنقاط الطرفية (EDR) لمراقبة محاولات الاستغلال
8. تقييد امتيازات المستخدم — تشغيل IE في سياق امتيازات منخفضة
قواعد الكشف:
- مراقبة أعطال عملية IE أو أنماط الوصول إلى الذاكرة غير المتوقعة
- تنبيهات على IE الوصول إلى عناوين ذاكرة غير صحيحة أو مؤشرات تلف الكومة
- تتبع عملية IE التي تولد عمليات فرعية (مؤشر تنفيذ الأكواد)
- مراقبة الاتصالات الشبكية غير المعتادة التي تبدأ من عملية IE
📋 خريطة الامتثال التنظيمي
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
ECC 2024 A.5.1.1 — Information Security Policies (discontinuation of unsupported software)
ECC 2024 A.8.1.1 — User Endpoint Devices (secure browser configuration)
ECC 2024 A.8.1.3 — Mobile Device Management (legacy system inventory)
ECC 2024 A.12.2.1 — Change Management (IE deprecation procedures)
ECC 2024 A.12.6.1 — Management of Technical Vulnerabilities (critical patch management)
🔵 SAMA CSF
SAMA CSF Governance — Risk Management (legacy system risk assessment)
SAMA CSF Protective — Access Control (browser security controls)
SAMA CSF Protective — Data Protection (preventing code execution)
SAMA CSF Protective — Secure Development (application modernization)
SAMA CSF Detective — Monitoring and Detection (EDR deployment)
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
ISO 27001:2022 A.5.1 — Policies for Information Security (discontinuation policy)
ISO 27001:2022 A.8.1 — User Endpoint Devices (secure configuration)
ISO 27001:2022 A.8.2 — Privileged Access Rights (least privilege for IE)
ISO 27001:2022 A.12.2 — Change Management (legacy system transitions)
ISO 27001:2022 A.12.6 — Management of Technical Vulnerabilities (patch management)
🟣 PCI DSS v4.0.1
PCI DSS 2.4 — Document and Implement Security Configuration Standards (IE deprecation)
PCI DSS 6.2 — Security Patches (critical vulnerability management)
PCI DSS 11.2 — Vulnerability Scanning (legacy system identification)
PCI DSS 12.2 — Configuration Standards (browser security baselines)
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