CVE-2011-1254 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability affecting Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 6 through 8, impacting various Windows operating systems. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by manipulating uninitialized or deleted objects, often via drag-and-drop operations. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with medium attack complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, with 10 mentions and references to exploitation on GitHub, indicating potential exploit availability despite no public Metasploit or ExploitDB modules.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.