Information disclosure in Microsoft Internet Explorer - CVE-2011-1245

Vulnerability identifier: #VU2845

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Green

CVE-ID: CVE-2011-1245

CWE-ID: CWE-200

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vendor: Microsoft

Affected software:
Microsoft Internet Explorer

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.

The weakness exists due to improper handling of Javascript during certain processes. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Web page, trick the victim into visiting it and bypass cross-domain security restrictions and obtain sensitive information from another security zone or domain.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in information disclosure on the vulnerable system.

Install update from vendor's website:

Internet Explorer 6:
Windows XP Service Pack 3:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=c3a8cec0-f947-4d4e-a6ae-c7f4f1f311b0
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=208304
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=986f07ae-0fdc-4be2-8a74-5eb56d4300ef
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=208304
Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=b902c58a-9e2f-4352-8d2f-fffda5344598
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=208304
Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=5d8f14d1-85cc-478f-8b50-5c355a331f59
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=208304
Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=8afe86fc-58b4-4a95-b047-c09138fa4f5e
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=208304

Internet Explorer 7:
Windows XP Service Pack 3:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=0b7d0403-8965-4c62-970c-20b561f66713
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=208304
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=ed88f183-dd06-46f6-ae8a-a594a752f248
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=208304
Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=5c464287-3dab-4342-a38d-a12719d3b158
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=208304
Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=9d8bbea9-c456-4569-ad96-c2cd0f5fae7e
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=208304
Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=f1abfb48-3c8a-4b2d-b739-cc61628b387d
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=208304
Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and Windows Vista Service Pack 2:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=00c3c176-feff-4022-ac4c-2d4732ca3d78
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=208304
Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 1 and Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 2:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=79f52733-44e4-47b6-86ca-1395a095b4e7
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=208304
Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems and Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=7d8603b8-bb52-4cf6-be8b-bb3475d30fc5
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=208304
Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems and Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=c6d58f64-bdd5-4fe6-96f4-9641b8e7b570
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=208304
Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems and Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems Service Pack 2:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=f6f6f22c-fc7f-4e96-b6b5-be3c1acecf6e
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=208304

Internet Explorer 8:
Windows XP Service Pack 3:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=689c5496-56c4-48a6-9f3d-b5f5aaf3e566
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=208304
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=6d3433ee-c2e1-433f-a3d9-c049d66e2190
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=208304
Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=45feb35b-b24e-4160-adb0-d0b7ae530e90
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=208304
Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=979d2ec5-5114-4ec7-aa97-e9289c590cbb
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=208304
Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and Windows Vista Service Pack 2:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=5ea94705-4f76-4b0d-bbbc-afb5e75204bf
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=208304
Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 1 and Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 2:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=bc63b233-9db0-4fb1-a61c-fa7e9e44ba10
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=208304
Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems and Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=d5d76e90-1cef-47e8-9d8d-2c5a43f42ba3
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=208304
Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems and Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=51203a31-368b-4b47-96a5-9e9e5a55cd76
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=208304
Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems and Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=59676b71-8b9d-4230-a9e0-b20db3e3ec7e
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=208304
Windows 7 for x64-based Systems and Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=3a998678-2678-489e-8711-39322663147d
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=208304
Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems and Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=c7b2482b-44bf-4c01-99d8-f93868659a24
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=208304
Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems and Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems Service Pack 1:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=af6db318-fbec-4286-a3a7-4081620146e5
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=208304

• https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms11-018.aspx