CVE-2010-3962: Microsoft Internet Explorer Uninitialized Memory Corruption Vulnerability
In CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: Microsoft Internet Explorer Uninitialized Memory Corruption Vulnerability.
Added , federal remediation due . Known ransomware use: Unknown.
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.
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, 7, and 8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) token sequences and the clip attribute, aka an "invalid flag reference" issue or "Uninitialized Memory Corruption Vulnerability," as exploited in the wild in November 2010.
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Status incidents that name it
No tracked status incident names this CVE.
Affected vendors and products
Microsoft: Internet Explorer
References
- CVE record on cve.org (opens in new tab)
- NVD entry (opens in new tab)
- blogs.technet.com/b/msrc/archive/2010/11/02/microsoft-releases-security-advisory-245851… (opens in new tab)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-090 (opens in new tab)
- secunia.com/advisories/42091 (opens in new tab)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/62962 (opens in new tab)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12279 (opens in new tab)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15418 (opens in new tab)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15421 (opens in new tab)
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/899748 (opens in new tab)
- www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/2458511.mspx (opens in new tab)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/44536 (opens in new tab)
- www.securitytracker.com/id (opens in new tab)
- www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/new-ie-0-day-used-targeted-attacks (opens in new tab)
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-348A.html (opens in new tab)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2880 (opens in new tab)
- CVE records from the CVE Program (cve.org). CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. (opens in new tab)
- This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. (opens in new tab)
- Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog from CISA. (opens in new tab)
- EPSS scores from FIRST (Exploit Prediction Scoring System). (opens in new tab)