CVE-2011-1257
Race condition in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 8 allows remote attackers to execute...
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."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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."
- Record
CVE-2011-1257- CVSS 2.0
- 7.6 High
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-362
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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."
- Record
CVE-2011-1257- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2011-1265 No score
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."
- Record
EUVD-2011-1265- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xwvm-474m-8395 No score
Race condition in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 8 allows remote attackers to execute...
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."
- Record
GHSA-xwvm-474m-8395- Weakness
- CWE-362
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2011-1257 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.6) in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published August 10, 2011. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 15.3%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.