CVE-2011-0346

high-risk
Published 2011-01-07

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."

Do I need to act?

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60.7% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 39% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 8.1/10 High
NETWORK / HIGH complexity

Affected Vendors

52
/ 100
high-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 19/34 · Moderate
Exposure 9/34 · Low