MS.IE.DOM.Modification.Evasion.Memory.Corruption

Release Date Jul 25, 2011
Severity high
Impact Denial of Service: Remote attackers can crash vulnerable systems.
Description This indicates an attack attempt against a Memory Corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer. The vulnerability is caused by a defect in object lifetime management in the vulnerable application. A successful attack may allow the attacker to crash the affected application.
Affected Products Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 Microsoft Internet Explorer 8
Recommended Actions Apply the most recent upgrade or patch from the vendor. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS11-050.mspx
Coverage IPS VCM
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) CVE-2011-1256
Reference/s http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/MS11-050.mspx (MS-ID)

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