9.3 High
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
0.971 High
EPSS
Percentile
99.8%
Microsoft Internet Explorer contains a use-after-free vulnerability in the handling of CSS, which may allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Microsoft Internet Explorer contains a vulnerability caused by a use-after-free error within the mshtml.dll
library. This vulnerability can be exploited when processing a web page referencing a Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) file that includes various @import
rules. We have confirmed that Internet Explorer 6, 7, and 8 are affected.
Exploit code for this vulnerability is publicly available.
By convincing a user to view a specially crafted HTML document (e.g., a web page or an HTML email message or attachment), an attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user.
Apply an update
This issue is addressed in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS11-003.
Enable Data Execution Prevention (DEP) on Internet Explorer
Microsoft has published information on DEP as a mitigation for Internet Explorer vulnerabilities. DEP should not be treated as a complete workaround, but DEP can mitigate the execution of attacker-supplied code in some cases. Microsoft has published detailed technical information about DEP in Security Research & Defense blog posts “Understanding DEP as a mitigation technology” part 1 and part 2. Use of DEP should be considered in conjunction with other mitigations described in this document.
Set the Internet zone security setting to “High”
Setting the Internet zone security setting to “High” will result in the user being prompted before running ActiveX controls and Active Scripting, which may reduce the risk of certain attack vectors. See Securing Your Web Browser for more information.
Disable Active Scripting
Disabling Active Scripting will prevent Active Scripting from running, which may reduce the risk of certain attack vectors. See Securing Your Web Browser for more information.
Modify Internet Explorer CSS style sheet****importing
Microsoft has published information as a mitigation for this vulnerability. According to Microsoft: “This change causes Internet Explorer to refuse to import a CSS style sheet if it has the same URL as the CSS style sheet from which it is being loaded.”
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Notified: December 13, 2010 Updated: February 08, 2011
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WooYun publicly reported this vulnerability.
This document was written by Michael Orlando.
CVE IDs: | CVE-2010-3971 |
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Severity Metric: | 14.65 Date Public: |
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seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2010/Dec/110
secunia.com/advisories/42510
threatpost.com/en_us/blogs/new-remotely-exploitable-bug-found-internet-explorer-121010
www.breakingpointsystems.com/community/blog/ie-vulnerability/
www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/2488013.mspx
www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms11-003.mspx
www.wooyun.org/bugs/wooyun-2010-0885