CVE-2011-1255
The Timed Interactive Multimedia Extensions (aka HTML+TIME) implementation in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 8 does not properly handle objects in memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by accessing an object that (1) was…
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Description
The Timed Interactive Multimedia Extensions (aka HTML+TIME) implementation in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 8 does not properly handle objects in memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by accessing an object that (1) was not properly initialized or (2) is deleted, aka "Time Element Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 42.10% probability · 99th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-908
- Affected
- microsoft/internet explorer
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
References
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2011/06/14/ms11-050-ie9-is-better.aspxBroken Link, Vendor Advisory
- http://osvdb.org/72947Broken Link
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-050Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12227Tool Signature
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2011/06/14/ms11-050-ie9-is-better.aspxBroken Link, Vendor Advisory
- http://osvdb.org/72947Broken Link
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-050Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12227Tool Signature
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.