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CVE-2010-3962

CVE detail

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.

CVSS 8.1 · HighBuzz score 42.5KEV listed

Buzz score

Why this CVE is surfacing

Buzz score total 42.5

This all-time snapshot uses the same composite formula as Trending across a 30-year evidence window, rather than a current rolling window.

Buzz score components · mention 11.0 · diversity 6.5 · KEV 25.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0

Mention score

11.0

2 evidence mentions in the snapshot

Diversity score

6.5

2 sources across 1 categories

KEV score

25.0

Known exploited vulnerability present

OTX score

0.0

0 OTX pulses

PoC score

0.0

0 repos · best confidence N/A

Best PoC traction

Maximum stars on a matched PoC repo

Why it matters now

Mention timeline

Total mentions: 0; within the 30d window
Peak daily: 0; highest bucket

Evidence

Source links by recency

Newest mentions first

2 source links · newest first

U.S. CISA adds Oracle, Mozilla, Microsoft Windows, Linux Kernel, and Microsoft IE flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogSecurity Affairs
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Oracle, Mozilla, Linux Kernel, Microsoft Windows, and Microsoft IE flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added Oracle, Linux Kernel, Mozilla, Microsoft Windows, and Microsoft IE flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Below are the descriptions for these flaws: This […]
newssecurityaffairs.comOct 7, 2025, 6:59 AM
Nasty IE Zero-Day Used in Attacks Against Defense, Financial Sectors: FireEyeSecurityWeek
Researchers from FireEye have discovered a nasty zero-day exploit that bypasses the ASLR and DEP protections in Microsoft Windows and is being used in targeted attacks.
newswww.securityweek.comApr 27, 2014, 6:06 PM

Exploit code

Public exploit repository references

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0 repository references · best confidence N/A · max 0 stars

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Related records

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External lookup

Potential internet exposure

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Product CPE queries

Derived from this CVE's existing NVD CPE 2.3 records; the application, operating-system, or hardware part is retained.

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Metadata

Canonical fields

NVD status

Unavailable

Published

Nov 5, 2010

Modified

Jun 16, 2026

Official record

Authoritative NVD record

CVSS vector

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

CWE IDs

Vendor classifications

How this vector reads

CVSS 3.1 base metrics decoded below. This explanation does not recalculate or change the NVD score.

Attack Vector (AV): Network. The vulnerable system can be reached across network boundaries.
Attack Complexity (AC): High. Successful exploitation depends on conditions outside the attacker's control.
Privileges Required (PR): None. The attacker needs no privileges on the vulnerable system.
User Interaction (UI): None. Exploitation does not require another user to act.
Scope (S): Unchanged. Impacts remain within the vulnerable security authority.
Confidentiality Impact (C): High. There is a total or serious impact to this security property.
Integrity Impact (I): High. There is a total or serious impact to this security property.
Availability Impact (A): High. There is a total or serious impact to this security property.

Signals

Exploitation indicators

1 stored signals · KEV present · 0 OTX pulses

KEVKEV
- cwes:
- dueDate: 2025-10-27
- knownRansomwareCampaignUse: Unknown
- notes: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityAdvisories/2010/2458511?redirectedfrom=MSDN ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-3962
- product: Internet Explorer
- requiredAction: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
- shortDescription: Microsoft Internet Explorer contains an uninitialized memory corruption vulnerability that could allow for remote code execution. The impacted product could be end-of-life (EoL) and/or end-of-service (EoS). Users should discontinue product utilization.
- vendorProject: Microsoft
- vulnerabilityName: Microsoft Internet Explorer Uninitialized Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Observed Oct 6, 2025, 12:00 AM