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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.801606
Category:Windows
Title:Microsoft Internet Explorer 'mshtml.dll' Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Summary:Internet Explorer is prone to an information disclosure vulnerability.
Description:Summary:
Internet Explorer is prone to an information disclosure vulnerability.

Vulnerability Insight:
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 the Internet Explorer application.

Vulnerability Impact:
Successful exploitation will allow attackers to gain access to
sensitive information that may aid in further attacks.

Affected Software/OS:
Microsoft Internet Explorer version 8 and prior.

Solution:
No known solution was made available for at least one year since the disclosure
of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore. General solution options are to upgrade to a newer
release, disable respective features, remove the product or replace the product by another one.

CVSS Score:
4.3

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2010-3886
Bugtraq: 20100629 [0day] Microsoft mshtml.dll CTimeoutEventList::InsertIntoTimeoutList memory leak (Google Search)
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2010-06/0259.html
http://twitter.com/WisecWisec/statuses/17254776077
http://www.eeye.com/Resources/Security-Center/Research/Zero-Day-Tracker/2010/20100630
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11606
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2010 Greenbone AG

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