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CVE-2010-3886
The CTimeoutEventList::InsertIntoTimeoutList function in Microsoft mshtml.dll uses a certain pointer value as part of producing Timer ID…
Medium4.3EPSS 16.5%
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- Updated
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 16.5% · top 3.0% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.3.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (4)
- 20100629 [0day] Microsoft mshtml.dll CTimeoutEventList::InsertIntoTimeoutList memory leak (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://www.eeye.com/Resources/Security-Center/Research/Zero-Day-Tracker/2010/20100630 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://twitter.com/WisecWisec/statuses/17254776077 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11606 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
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