ID:1671 - Exploit for Use-after-free in Microsoft Internet Explorer - CVE-2010-3962

 
Main Vulnerability Database Exploits ID:1671 - Exploit for Use-after-free in Microsoft Internet Explorer - CVE-2010-3962

ID:1671 - Exploit for Use-after-free in Microsoft Internet Explorer - CVE-2010-3962

Published: March 18, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU5545
Vulnerability risk: Critical
CVE-ID: CVE-2010-3962
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
Microsoft Internet Explorer

Link to public exploit:


Vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to use-after-free error when processing CSS token sequences and the clip attribute. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted HTML page, trick the victim into visiting it, cause memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.