CVE-2011-1257
high
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.6
Description
Race condition in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via vectors involving access to an object, aka "Window Open Race Condition Vulnerability."
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Windows Fixed 2 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| r2 | Not affected | — |
| - | Not affected | — |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 6 | |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 7 | |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 8 | |
References
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-221A.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-057
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12787
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-221A.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-057
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12787
CWEs
CWE-362
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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