critical9.3Public exploit code
CVE-2010-3971
Use-after-free vulnerability in the CSharedStyleSheet::Notify function in the Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) parser in mshtml.dll, as used in Microsoft Internet …
Public exploit code
Working exploit or proof of concept code has been published for this vulnerability. Treat unpatched systems as at risk.
- Microsoft Internet Explorer - CSS Recursive Import Use-After-Free (MS11-003) (Metasploit)2011-02-08 · remote · windows · Verified
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 - CSS Parser2010-12-15 · remote · windows · Verified
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 - CSS Parser Denial of Service2010-12-08 · dos · windows · Verified
Impact
Use-after-free vulnerability in the CSharedStyleSheet::Notify function in the Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) parser in mshtml.dll, as used in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 8 and other products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a self-referential @import rule in a stylesheet, aka "CSS Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Internet Explorer | Versions 7, 8 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2011/01/07/assessing-the-risk-of-public-issues-currently-being-tracked-by-the-msrc.aspx
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2010/Dec/110
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42510
- http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100127294
- http://www.breakingpointsystems.com/community/blog/ie-vulnerability/
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15708
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15746
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/634956
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/2488013.mspx
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45246
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024922
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3156
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0318
- http://www.wooyun.org/bugs/wooyun-2010-0885
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-003
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12382
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2011/01/07/assessing-the-risk-of-public-issues-currently-being-tracked-by-the-msrc.aspx
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2010/Dec/110
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42510
- http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100127294
- http://www.breakingpointsystems.com/community/blog/ie-vulnerability/
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15708
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15746
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/634956
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/2488013.mspx