CVE-2011-0036 — Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, 7, and 8 does not properly handle objects in memo

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, leading to memory corruption, related to a "dangling po

01What is this vulnerability?

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, leading to memory corruption, related to a "dangling pointer," aka "Uninitialized Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-2556 and CVE-2011-0035.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
n	a / n/a	n/a

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

08Timeline

• Published: 2011-02-10T15:00:00.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-08-06T21:43:14.666Z

09References

• support.avaya.com — http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100127294
• www.vupen.com — http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0318
• osvdb.org — http://osvdb.org/70832
• oval.cisecurity.org — https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3…
• docs.microsoft.com — https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-00…
• www.securityfocus.com — http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46158
• www.securitytracker.com — http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025038
• exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com — https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64912