CVE-2011-1255 in the critical feed json
The Timed Interactive Multimedia Extensions (aka HTML+TIME) implementation in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 8 does not properly han…
published 2011-06-16 15 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2011-1263
- cvss
- 9.3
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 42.1%
- EPSS 42.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
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."
Patch / fix
Timeline
- Published
- First public exploit (EDB-20547)
Exploit prediction
42.10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-20547 Microsoft Internet Explorer - Time Element Memory Corruption (MS11-050) remote, 2012-08-16
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-908 Use of Uninitialized Resource
References
-
docs.microsoft.com
/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-050
vendor-advisory, patch
-
blogs.technet.com
/b/srd/archive/2011/06/14/ms11-050-ie9-is-better.aspx
broken-link, vendor-advisory
-
osvdb.org
/72947
vdb-entry, broken-link
-
oval.cisecurity.org
/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12227
vdb-entry, signature, tool-signature
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2011-1255
- NVD CVE-2011-1255
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