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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

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…

MEDIUM 4.3EPSS 16.5%

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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 16.5%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

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 2.0
4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
EPSS
16.50% probability · 97th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-200
Affected
microsoft/internet explorer
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.