CVE-2011-1246 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 does not properly handle content settings in HTTP responses, which allows remote web servers to obtain sensitive information from a different (1) domain or (2) zone via a crafted response, aka "MIME Sniffing Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

Published: 2011-06-16

Score: 4.3 Medium

EPSS: 13.1% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:-:sp2::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:-::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:-:sp1::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:-:sp2::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp2:::professional::x64:
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp3::::::

No data.

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.13093.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-050
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12464

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Internet Explorer Windows 7 Windows Server 2003 Windows Server 2008 Windows Vista Windows Xp

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2011-06-16T20:21:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T22:21:33.987Z

Reserved: 2011-03-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2011-1246

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2011-06-16T20:55:01.387

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2011-1246

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-200

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