CVE-2010-3886

Microsoft - 'MSHTML.dll' CTIMEOUTEVENTLIST::INSERTINTOTIMEOUTLIST Memory Leak

Severity Score

4.3

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

La función CTimeoutEventList::InsertIntoTimeoutList en el fichero mshtml.dll de Microsoft utiliza un valor de puntero para producir de valores de identificación a partir de un temporizador para los métodos setTimeout y setInterval en VBScript y JScript, lo que permite a atacantes remotos obtener información sensible acerca de las direcciones de la memoria 'heap' usada por una aplicación, como lo demuestra la aplicación Internet Explorer 8.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

NISTv2 4.3

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

None

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2010-07-09 First Exploit
2010-10-08 CVE Reserved
2010-10-08 CVE Published
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
2024-08-26 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

CAPEC

References (5)

URL	Tag	Source
http://twitter.com/WisecWisec/statuses/17254776077	Third Party Advisory
http://www.eeye.com/Resources/Security-Center/Research/Zero-Day-Tracker/2010/20100630	Not Applicable
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11606	Signature

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14295	2010-07-09
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2010-06/0259.html	2024-08-07

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer"				8 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "8"		-		Affected