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CVE-2011-1345 Detail

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, 7, and 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, as demonstrated by Stephen Fewer as the first of three chained vulnerabilities during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2011, aka "Object Management Memory Corruption Vulnerability."


Metrics

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CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

National Institute of Standards and Technology
NIST: NVD
Base Score:  9.3 HIGH
Vector:  (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

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Hyperlink Resource
http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/blog/2011/02/02/pwn2own-2011
http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/blog/2011/02/02/pwn2own-2011
http://twitter.com/aaronportnoy/statuses/45642180118855680
http://twitter.com/aaronportnoy/statuses/45642180118855680
http://twitter.com/msftsecresponse/statuses/45646985998516224
http://twitter.com/msftsecresponse/statuses/45646985998516224
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9214002/Safari_IE_hacked_first_at_Pwn2Own
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9214002/Safari_IE_hacked_first_at_Pwn2Own
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46821
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46821
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025327
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025327
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-102A.html US Government Resource 
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-102A.html US Government Resource 
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/security/pwn2own-2011-ie8-on-windows-7-hijacked-with-3-vulnerabilities/8367
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/security/pwn2own-2011-ie8-on-windows-7-hijacked-with-3-vulnerabilities/8367
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-018
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-018
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66062
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66062
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12228
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12228
https://threatpost.com/en_us/blogs/pwn2own-winner-stephen-fewer-031011
https://threatpost.com/en_us/blogs/pwn2own-winner-stephen-fewer-031011

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
NVD-CWE-noinfo Insufficient Information cwe source acceptance level NIST  

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

Configuration 1 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2011-1345
NVD Published Date:
03/10/2011
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
MITRE