Vulnerability Intelligence Report
Microsoft Internet Explorer Uninitialized Memory Corruption Vulnerability
CVE-2010-3962
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.
CISA KEV
SSVC: Active Exploitation
Automatable
CVSS Base Score
8.1
HIGH
Exploitability:2.3
Impact Score:5.9
EPSS Probability:96.89%
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-416 ↗CWE-416 Use After Free
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 6, 7, 8 |
| microsoft | windows_server_2003 | all |
| microsoft | windows_xp | all |
| microsoft | windows_server_2008 | r2 |
| microsoft | windows_vista | all |
| microsoft | windows_7 | all |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | Microsoft Corporation · Vendor · USA |
| Reserved | 2010-10-14T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2010-11-05T16:28:00 |
| Patch Date | 2010-11-02 |
| Last Updated | 2025-10-22T00:05:51 |
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