CVE-2011-1251

Internet Explorer 8 - Remote Code Execution via Uninitialized Object Access

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 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 "DOM Manipulation Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ms
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-050

Scores

EPSS 0.1798
EPSS Percentile 96.8%

Details

CWE
CWE-908
Status published
Products (1)
microsoft/internet_explorer 8
Published Jun 16, 2011
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026