CVE-2010-3962 (GCVE-0-2010-3962)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2010-11-05 16:28
Modified
2025-10-22 00:05
CWE
  • n/a
Summary
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.
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a n/a Version: n/a
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Data from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

Date added: 2025-10-06

Due date: 2025-10-27

Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Used in ransomware: Unknown

Notes: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityAdvisories/2010/2458511?redirectedfrom=MSDN ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-3962

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