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VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2011-1345

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, 7, and 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, as demonstrated by Stephen Fewer…

HIGH 9.3EPSS 40.9%

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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 40.9%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, 7, and 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, as demonstrated by Stephen Fewer as the first of three chained vulnerabilities during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2011, aka "Object Management Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

CVSS 2.0
9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS
40.88% probability · 99th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
microsoft/internet explorer
Source
cve@mitre.org

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.