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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 8.1/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-416

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://blogs.technet.com/b/msrc/archive/2010/11/02/microsoft-releases-security-advisory-2458511.aspxVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42091Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15418Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15421Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/899748Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/2458511.mspxPatch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44536Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024676Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/new-ie-0-day-used-targeted-attacksNot Applicable
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-348A.htmlThird Party Advisory, US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2880Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-090Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/62962Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12279Tool Signature
http://blogs.technet.com/b/msrc/archive/2010/11/02/microsoft-releases-security-advisory-2458511.aspxVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42091Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15418Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15421Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/899748Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/2458511.mspxPatch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44536Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024676Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/new-ie-0-day-used-targeted-attacksNot Applicable
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-348A.htmlThird Party Advisory, US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2880Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-090Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/62962Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12279Tool Signature
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2010-3962US Government Resource

Timeline

Published: Nov 5, 2010
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
Added to CISA KEV: Oct 6, 2025
NVD status: Analyzed