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."
Published Jan 7, 2011
8.1
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 31.02%
Description
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."
Affected products
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Configuration 1
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Configuration 2
- 7
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Configuration 3
- 8
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- Version 6StatusaffectedConstraints-
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- Version 8StatusaffectedConstraints-
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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||||||||
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| Microsoft | Internet Explorer | n/a |
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No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
NoneAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
TotalDecision
n/aAssessed Jan 10, 2024 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 31.02% (0.31016) | 98.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 31.02% (0.31016) | 98.02th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 9, 2025 | 60.95% (0.60953) | 98.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 55.94% (0.55943) | 97.89th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 59.26% (0.59261) | 97.47th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 55.94% (0.55943) | 97.87th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 24, 2025 | 91.77% (0.91773) | 99.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 86.47% (0.86472) | 98.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 25, 2024 | 75.31% (0.75308) | 98.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 12, 2024 | 69.81% (0.69808) | 98.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 30, 2024 | 56.27% (0.56268) | 97.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 16, 2023 | 46.90% (0.46903) | 96.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 31.31% (0.31315) | 96.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 56.78% (0.56780) | 98.84th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 56.78% (0.56780) | 98.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (15)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-12/0698.html mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2011/01/07/assessing-the-risk-of-public-issues-currently-being-tracked-by-the-msrc.aspx x_refsource_MISC
- http://lcamtuf.blogspot.com/2011/01/announcing-crossfuzz-potential-0-day-in.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://lcamtuf.coredump.cx/cross_fuzz/fuzzer_timeline.txt x_refsource_MISC
- http://lcamtuf.coredump.cx/cross_fuzz/known_vuln.txt x_refsource_MISC
- http://lcamtuf.coredump.cx/cross_fuzz/msie_crash.txt x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/427980 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/515506/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45639 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024940 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-102A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0026 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-018 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64482 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11882 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
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