CVE-2011-0346

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Summary

CVECVE-2011-0346
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2011-01-07 23:00:20 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionUse-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."

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 8.1 HIGH from ADP

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-399 | CWE-416 | n/a | CWE-416 CWE-416 Use After Free

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1ADPDECLARED8.1HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0Secondary8.1HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary9.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 All All All
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server All sp2 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server All sp2 itanium All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2003 All sp2 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp All sp3 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp - sp2 x64 All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified
ADP Microsoft Internet Explorer affected 6 Not specified
ADP Microsoft Internet Explorer affected 7 Not specified
ADP Microsoft Internet Explorer affected 8 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS11-018 - Critical | Microsoft Docs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 docs.microsoft.com
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Assessing the risk of public issues currently being tracked by the MSRC - Security Research & Defense - Site Home - TechNet Blogs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 blogs.technet.com
US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA11-102A -- Microsoft Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.us-cert.gov US Government Resource
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
lcamtuf.coredump.cx/cross_fuzz/msie_crash.txt af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lcamtuf.coredump.cx
lcamtuf's blog: Announcing cross_fuzz, a potential 0-day in circulation, and more af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lcamtuf.blogspot.com
Microsoft Internet Explorer 'ReleaseInterface()' Remote Code Execution Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#427980 - Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 use-after-free vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org US Government Resource
NEOHAPSIS - Peace of Mind Through Integrity and Insight af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 archives.neohapsis.com
Microsoft Internet Explorer Use-After-Free in 'mshtml.dll' May Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
lcamtuf.coredump.cx/cross_fuzz/fuzzer_timeline.txt af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lcamtuf.coredump.cx
lcamtuf.coredump.cx/cross_fuzz/known_vuln.txt af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lcamtuf.coredump.cx
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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