Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 mshtml.dll InsertIntoTimeoutList information disclosure
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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 (Web Browser). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function CTimeoutEventList::InsertIntoTimeoutList
in the library mshtml.dll. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:
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.
The issue has been introduced in 03/05/2008. The weakness was released 10/08/2010 (Website). The advisory is shared at eeye.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2010-3886 since 10/08/2010. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.
It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 947 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (59948).
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Exploiting
Class: Information disclosureCWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1592
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Remote: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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OpenVAS ID: 801606
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Internet Explorer mshtml.dll Information Disclosure Vulnerability
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Timeline
03/05/2008 🔍06/29/2010 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comAdvisory: eeye.com
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2010-3886 (🔍)
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X-Force: 59948
Vulnerability Center: 26384 - Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 Remote Information Disclosure Vulnerability via a Crafted Webpage, Medium
SecurityFocus: 41247 - Microsoft Internet Explorer 'mshtml.dll' Remote Information Disclosure Vulnerability
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
Entry
Created: 03/19/2015 14:37Updated: 05/07/2019 12:43
Changes: 03/19/2015 14:37 (61), 05/07/2019 12:43 (12)
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