CVE-2011-1260 EXPLOIT
9.3
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 60.8% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 and 9 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 "Layout Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.3 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 60.85% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2011-06-16 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (7)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | internet explorer |
| microsoft | windows 2003 server |
| microsoft | windows 7 |
| microsoft | windows server 2003 |
| microsoft | windows server 2008 |
| microsoft | windows vista |
| microsoft | windows xp |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Internet Explorer - MSHTML!CObjectElement Use-After-Free (MS11-050) (Metasploit) | 2011-06-17 |
References
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8275
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-050
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12308
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8275
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-050
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12308
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