CVE-2010-3886

The CTimeoutEventList::InsertIntoTimeoutList function in Microsoft mshtml.dll uses a certain pointer value as part of producing Timer ID values for the setTimeout and setInterval methods in VBScript and JScript, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information about the heap memory addresses used by an application, as demonstrated by the Internet Explorer 8 application.

CVSS v2.0 4.3 MEDIUM

4.3^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://www.eeye.com/Resources/Security-Center/Research/Zero-Day-Tracker/2010/20100630	Not Applicable
http://twitter.com/WisecWisec/statuses/17254776077	Third Party Advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2010-06/0259.html	Broken Link Exploit
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11606	Third Party Advisory

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2010-10-08 15:00

Updated : 2022-02-18 10:39

NVD link : CVE-2010-3886

Mitre link : CVE-2010-3886

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-200

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

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Products Affected

microsoft

internet_explorer

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