CVE-2011-1257

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6-8 - Remote Code Execution via Window Open Race Condition

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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."

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ms
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-057
Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-221A.html

Scores

EPSS 0.1528
EPSS Percentile 96.4%

Details

CWE
CWE-362
Status published
Products (3)
microsoft/internet_explorer 6
microsoft/internet_explorer 7
microsoft/internet_explorer 8
Published Aug 10, 2011
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026