Information disclosure in Microsoft Internet Explorer - CVE-2011-1246

 

Information disclosure in Microsoft Internet Explorer - CVE-2011-1246

Published: March 20, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU6114
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-1246
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Microsoft Internet Explorer

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to improper rendering of Web pages by Internet Explorer. A remote unauthenticated attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted Web content and gain access to potentially sensitive information in Internet Explorer zone or another domain.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability results in information disclosure.


How to mitigate CVE-2011-1246

Install update from vendor's website.

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