CVE-2011-0346

8.1 HIGH
Published: January 07, 2011 Modified: April 29, 2026
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Description

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.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-12/0698.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2011/01/07/assessing-the-risk-of-public-issues-currently-being-tracked-by-the-msrc.aspx
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lcamtuf.blogspot.com/2011/01/announcing-crossfuzz-potential-0-day-in.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lcamtuf.coredump.cx/cross_fuzz/fuzzer_timeline.txt
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lcamtuf.coredump.cx/cross_fuzz/known_vuln.txt
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lcamtuf.coredump.cx/cross_fuzz/msie_crash.txt
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/427980
Source: cve@mitre.org
US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/515506/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45639
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024940
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-102A.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0026
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-018
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64482
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11882
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-12/0698.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2011/01/07/assessing-the-risk-of-public-issues-currently-being-tracked-by-the-msrc.aspx
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lcamtuf.blogspot.com/2011/01/announcing-crossfuzz-potential-0-day-in.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lcamtuf.coredump.cx/cross_fuzz/fuzzer_timeline.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lcamtuf.coredump.cx/cross_fuzz/known_vuln.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lcamtuf.coredump.cx/cross_fuzz/msie_crash.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/427980
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/515506/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45639
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024940
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-102A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0026
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-018
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64482
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11882
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

30 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
8.1 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
60.7%
98th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-399 CWE-416

Affected Vendors

microsoft

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