Vulnerability details
CVE-2010-3962
Actively exploitedMicrosoft Internet Explorer
CVSS 3.1
8.1High
Official 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.
CVSS scores
| Score | Version | Source | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.1High | 3.1 | CISA ADP / Vulnrichment (CISA-ADP) | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| No product information recorded. | |||
References and advisories
15- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44536 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-348A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-090 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/899748 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VN
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42091 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2880 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/2458511.mspx x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024676 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15421 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
- http://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/new-ie-0-day-used-targeted-attacks x_refsource_MISC
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/62962 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/msrc/archive/2010/11/02/microsoft-releases-security-advisory-2458511.aspx x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12279 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15418 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2010-3962 government-resource
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Details
- Published
- 2010-11-05
- Last updated
- 2025-10-22
- State
- Published
- Assigner (CNA)
- microsoft
CISA KEV catalog
- Date added
- 2025-10-06
- Due date
- 2025-10-27
- Used in ransomware
- Unknown
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
96.83%
Probability of exploitation in 30 days
99.8%
Percentile (among all CVEs)
SSVC assessment (CISA)
- Automatable
- Yes
- Exploitation
- Active
- Technical impact
- Total
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-416Use After Free