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CVE-2011-1257

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Published: Aug 10, 2011Modified: Apr 29, 2026

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7.6
Vector
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Exploitability: 4.9 / Impact: 10.0
Source: NVD

Description

Race condition in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via vectors involving access to an object, aka "Window Open Race Condition Vulnerability."

Affected (3)

Microsoft
1 product
Internet Explorer
Configuration A
1 vulnerable · 1 platform
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Internet Explorer
Version 6
Running on/withPlatform Versions
Microsoft
Windows Xp
All versions
Configuration B
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Internet Explorer
Version 7
Configuration C
1 vulnerable · 10 platform
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Internet Explorer
Version 8
Running on/withPlatform Versions
Microsoft
Windows 7
All versions
Microsoft
Windows Server 2003
All versions
Microsoft
Windows Server 2008
All versions
Microsoft
Windows Server 2008
All versions
Microsoft
Windows Server 2008
Version r2
Microsoft
Windows Server 2008
Version r2 sp1
Microsoft
Windows Vista
All versions
Microsoft
Windows Vista
All versions
Microsoft
Windows Xp
All versions
Microsoft
Windows Xp
All versions

Related CWEs

CWE-362
Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently.

References (6)

Source: secure@microsoft.com
Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
Source: secure@microsoft.com
PatchVendor Advisory
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Tool Signature
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
PatchVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Tool Signature

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