Vulnerability Details : 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 not properly initialized or (2) is deleted, aka "Time Element Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Vulnerability category: Memory CorruptionExecute code
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2011-1255
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 94.20%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 99 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2011-1255
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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9.3
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HIGH | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
8.6
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10.0
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2011-1255
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The product uses or accesses a resource that has not been initialized.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2011-1255
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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12227
Repository / Oval RepositoryTool Signature
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https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-050
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS11-050 - Critical | Microsoft DocsPatch;Vendor Advisory
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http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2011/06/14/ms11-050-ie9-is-better.aspx
MS11-050: IE9 is better – Microsoft Security Response CenterBroken Link;Vendor Advisory
Products affected by CVE-2011-1255
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*When used together with: Microsoft » Windows Xp » Version: N/A Update SP2 Professional Edition For X64
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*When used together with: Microsoft » Windows Xp » Version: N/A Update SP2 Professional Edition For X64