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CVE-2010-3962

HIGHCISA KEV

8.1

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.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score8.1

SeverityHIGH

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityHIGH

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionNONE

Published11/5/2010

Last Modified4/22/2026

Sourcekev

Honeypot Sightings0

CISA KEV

VendorMicrosoft

ProductInternet Explorer

Vulnerability NameMicrosoft Internet Explorer Uninitialized Memory Corruption Vulnerability

KEV Date Added2025-10-06

Remediation Due Date2025-10-27

Ransomware UseUnknown

Affected Products

microsoft:internet_explorermicrosoft:windows_7microsoft:windows_server_2003microsoft:windows_server_2008microsoft:windows_vistamicrosoft:windows_xp

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-416CWE-416

References

http://blogs.technet.com/b/msrc/archive/2010/11/02/microsoft-releases-security-advisory-2458511.aspx(secure@microsoft.com)

http://secunia.com/advisories/42091(secure@microsoft.com)

http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15418(secure@microsoft.com)

http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15421(secure@microsoft.com)

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/899748(secure@microsoft.com)

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/2458511.mspx(secure@microsoft.com)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44536(secure@microsoft.com)

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024676(secure@microsoft.com)

http://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/new-ie-0-day-used-targeted-attacks(secure@microsoft.com)

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-348A.html(secure@microsoft.com)

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2880(secure@microsoft.com)

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-090(secure@microsoft.com)

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/62962(secure@microsoft.com)

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12279(secure@microsoft.com)

http://blogs.technet.com/b/msrc/archive/2010/11/02/microsoft-releases-security-advisory-2458511.aspx(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://secunia.com/advisories/42091(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15418(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15421(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/899748(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/2458511.mspx(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44536(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024676(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/new-ie-0-day-used-targeted-attacks(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-348A.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2880(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-090(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/62962(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12279(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2010-3962(134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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