CVE-2010-3886

Public Exploit

Description

The CTimeoutEventList::InsertIntoTimeoutList function in Microsoft mshtml.dll uses a certain pointer value as part of producing Timer ID values for the setTimeout and setInterval methods in VBScript and JScript, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information about the heap memory addresses used by an application, as demonstrated by the Internet Explorer 8 application.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 14.65% Top 10%
Third-Party Advisory twitter.com Third-Party Advisory cisecurity.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2010-06/0259.html broken link mailing list exploit
http://www.eeye.com/Resources/Security-Center/Research/Zero-Day-Tracker/2010/20100630 not applicable
http://twitter.com/WisecWisec/statuses/17254776077 third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11606 signature third party advisory vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-3886?
CVE-2010-3886 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-3886?
To fix CVE-2010-3886, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2010-3886 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2010-3886 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~15% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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