CVE-2011-1266
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6-8 - Remote Code Execution via VML Memory Corruption
Title source: llmDescription
The Vector Markup Language (VML) implementation in vgx.dll in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 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 "VML Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Tool Signature vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12593
Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ms
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-052
Scores
EPSS
0.1798
EPSS Percentile
96.8%
Details
CWE
CWE-908
Status
published
Products (3)
microsoft/internet_explorer
6
microsoft/internet_explorer
7
microsoft/internet_explorer
8
Published
Jun 16, 2011
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026