Use After Free in Microsoft Internet Explorer
CVE-2011-0346
Use-after-free vulnerability in the ReleaseInterface function in MSHTML.DLL in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, 7, and 8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via vectors related to the DOM implementation and the BreakAASpecial and BreakCircularMemoryReferences functions, as demonstrated by cross_fuzz, aka "MSHTML Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.310 (98.2th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 98.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.310 · newest: 0.310 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0026 (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-102A.html (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- lcamtuf.blogspot.com/2011/01/announcing-crossfuzz-potential-0-day-in.html
- blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2011/01/07/assessing-the-risk-of-public-issues-…
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11882 (signature, vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64482 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/45639 (vdb-entry)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-018 (vendor-advisory)
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-12/0698.html (mailing-list)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/515506/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2011-0346?
- CVE-2011-0346 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, classified under CWE-399. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2011-01-07.
- How severe is CVE-2011-0346?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.