VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2011-1255

CVSS score9.3 HIGH

EPSS probability42.10%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2011-06-16

Last modified2026-06-16

CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Description

The Timed Interactive Multimedia Extensions (aka HTML+TIME) implementation in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 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, aka "Time Element Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Weakness classification

CWE-908: Use of Uninitialized Resource

Primary references

secure@microsoft.com — Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
secure@microsoft.com — Broken Link
secure@microsoft.com — Patch, Vendor Advisory
secure@microsoft.com — Tool Signature
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Tool Signature