CVE-2010-3962

Public Exploit

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.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 91.47% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory microsoft.com Vendor Advisory technet.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory microsoft.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44536 vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-348A.html third party advisory us government resource
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-090 patch vendor advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/899748 third party advisory us government resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/42091 broken link third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2880 vdb entry broken link vendor advisory
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/2458511.mspx patch vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024676 vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15421 exploit vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/new-ie-0-day-used-targeted-attacks not applicable
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/62962 vdb entry third party advisory
http://blogs.technet.com/b/msrc/archive/2010/11/02/microsoft-releases-security-advisory-2458511.aspx vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12279 vdb entry tool signature signature
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15418 exploit vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-3962?
CVE-2010-3962 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-3962?
To fix CVE-2010-3962, 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-2010-3962 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2010-3962 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~91% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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