Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.801830
Category:	Windows
Title:	Microsoft Internet Explorer 'ReleaseInterface()' RCE Vulnerability
Summary:	Internet Explorer is prone to a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability.;; This VT has been deprecated and replaced by the VT with the OID: 1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.900278.
Description:	Summary: Internet Explorer is prone to a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability. This VT has been deprecated and replaced by the VT with the OID: 1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.900278. Vulnerability Insight: The flaw is caused by a use-after-free error within the 'mshtml.dll' library when handling circular references between JScript objects and Document Object Model (DOM) objects, which could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a specially crafted web page. Vulnerability Impact: Successful exploits allows an attacker to run arbitrary code in the context of the user running the application. Failed attacks will cause denial-of-service condition. Affected Software/OS: Microsoft Internet Explorer version 8.0.7600.16385. Solution: No known solution was made available for at least one year since the disclosure of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore. General solution options are to upgrade to a newer release, disable respective features, remove the product or replace the product by another one. CVSS Score: 9.3 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2011-0346 BugTraq ID: 45639 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45639 Bugtraq: 20110101 Announcing cross_fuzz, a potential 0-day in circulation, and more (Google Search) http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/515506/100/0/threaded Cert/CC Advisory: TA11-102A http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-102A.html CERT/CC vulnerability note: VU#427980 http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/427980 http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-12/0698.html http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2011/01/07/assessing-the-risk-of-public-issues-currently-being-tracked-by-the-msrc.aspx http://lcamtuf.blogspot.com/2011/01/announcing-crossfuzz-potential-0-day-in.html http://lcamtuf.coredump.cx/cross_fuzz/fuzzer_timeline.txt http://lcamtuf.coredump.cx/cross_fuzz/known_vuln.txt http://lcamtuf.coredump.cx/cross_fuzz/msie_crash.txt Microsoft Security Bulletin: MS11-018 https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-018 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11882 http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024940 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0026 XForce ISS Database: ms-ie-releaseinterface-code-execution(64482) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64482
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