{"uuid": "b7b820bf-c9de-4d6f-b1cd-77709ce0ba78", "vulnerability_lookup_origin": "1a89b78e-f703-45f3-bb86-59eb712668bd", "author": "9f56dd64-161d-43a6-b9c3-555944290a09", "vulnerability": "CVE-2011-1260", "type": "seen", "source": "https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/browser/ms11_050_mshtml_cobjectelement.rb", "content": "{\"aliases\": [], \"arch\": \"\", \"author\": [\"d0c_s4vage\", \"sinn3r \", \"bannedit \"], \"autofilter_ports\": [], \"autofilter_services\": [], \"check\": false, \"default_credential\": false, \"description\": \"This module exploits a use-after-free vulnerability in Internet Explorer. The\\n          vulnerability occurs when an invalid  tag exists and other elements\\n          overlap/cover where the object tag should be when rendered (due to their\\n          styles/positioning). The mshtml!CObjectElement is then freed from memory because\\n          it is invalid. However, the mshtml!CDisplay object for the page continues to keep\\n          a reference to the freed  and attempts to call a function on it, leading\\n          to the use-after-free.\\n\\n          Please note that for IE 8 targets, JRE (Java Runtime Environment) is required\\n          to bypass DEP (Data Execution Prevention).\", \"disclosure_date\": \"2011-06-16\", \"fullname\": \"exploit/windows/browser/ms11_050_mshtml_cobjectelement\", \"is_install_path\": true, \"mod_time\": \"2025-06-23 12:43:46 +0000\", \"name\": \"MS11-050 IE mshtml!CObjectElement Use After Free\", \"needs_cleanup\": null, \"notes\": {\"Reliability\": [\"unknown-reliability\"], \"SideEffects\": [\"unknown-side-effects\"], \"Stability\": [\"unknown-stability\"]}, \"path\": \"/modules/exploits/windows/browser/ms11_050_mshtml_cobjectelement.rb\", \"platform\": \"Windows\", \"post_auth\": false, \"rank\": 300, \"ref_name\": \"windows/browser/ms11_050_mshtml_cobjectelement\", \"references\": [\"CVE-2011-1260\", \"OSVDB-72950\", \"MSB-MS11-050\", \"URL-http://d0cs4vage.blogspot.com/2011/06/insecticides-dont-kill-bugs-patch.html\"], \"rport\": null, \"session_types\": false, \"targets\": [\"Automatic\", \"Internet Explorer 7 on XP SP3\", \"Internet Explorer 7 on Windows Vista\", \"Internet Explorer 8 on XP SP3\", \"Internet Explorer 8 on Windows 7\", \"Debug Target (Crash)\"], \"type\": \"exploit\"}", "creation_timestamp": "2026-09-08T06:51:09.590697Z"}