CVE-2011-0346

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."

Categories

8.1
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 55.94% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory microsoft.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0026 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-102A.html third party advisory us government resource
http://lcamtuf.blogspot.com/2011/01/announcing-crossfuzz-potential-0-day-in.html
http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2011/01/07/assessing-the-risk-of-public-issues-currently-being-tracked-by-the-msrc.aspx
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11882 vdb entry signature
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64482 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45639 vdb entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-018 vendor advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-12/0698.html mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/515506/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://lcamtuf.coredump.cx/cross_fuzz/known_vuln.txt
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024940 vdb entry
http://lcamtuf.coredump.cx/cross_fuzz/msie_crash.txt
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/427980 third party advisory us government resource
http://lcamtuf.coredump.cx/cross_fuzz/fuzzer_timeline.txt

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-0346?
CVE-2011-0346 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-0346?
To fix CVE-2011-0346, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2011-0346 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2011-0346 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~56% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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