CVE-2011-1256 — Use of Uninitialized Resource in Microsoft Internet Explorer

CWE-908 — Use of Uninitialized Resource2 documents2 sources
Severity
9.3CRITICALNVD
EPSS
41.5%
top 2.58%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Timeline
PublishedJun 16
Latest updateMay 13

Description

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 "DOM Modification Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:M/C:C/I:C/A:CExploitability: 8.6 | Impact: 10.0

Affected Packages1 packages

Patches

Patch: docs.microsoft.com ↗Patch: docs.microsoft.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-6h4x-73v7-r58g: Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 8 does not properly handle objects in memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by accessi↗2022-05-13
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