CVE-2010-3962
Microsoft Internet Explorer Uninitialized Memory Corruption Vulnerability
- High 8.1
- Exploited: added to CISA KEV 6 Oct 2025
- A public exploit reference is listed
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.
Key facts
- Published
- 5 Nov 2010
- Last changed
- 22 Oct 2025
- Assigned by
- microsoft
- KEV added
- 6 Oct 2025
- KEV fix due
- 27 Oct 2025
- EPSS
- 96.831% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 99.888% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)
- SSVC (CISA)
- Exploitation: active; Automatable: yes; Technical impact: total
Severity scores
Each score is shown as its source gave it. They are not averaged or merged.
- 8.1CVSS 3.1, Highfrom CISA (ADP container)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
What to do
- Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.CISA KEV required action
Historical context and remediation
This reference retains the original CVE publication date. A recent record update does not mean a new attack occurred.
No separately sourced impact summary is available on this page yet. Consult the description, version data and dated exploitation evidence.
Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
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Timeline
- 5 Nov 2010 Published
- 6 Oct 2025 CVE-2010-3962 added to CISA KEV
- 6 Oct 2025 Added to the CISA KEV catalogue