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FKIE_CVE-2011-1999

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2011-10-12 02:52 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:30

Severity

Summary

Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 does not properly allocate and access memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving a "dereferenced memory address," aka "Select Element Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."

References

URL	Tags
secure@microsoft.com	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49964	Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secure@microsoft.com	https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-081	Patch, Vendor Advisory
secure@microsoft.com	https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12697	Tool Signature
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49964	Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-081	Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12697	Tool Signature

Impacted products

Vendor	Product	Version
microsoft	internet_explorer	8
microsoft	windows_7	-
microsoft	windows_server_2003	-
microsoft	windows_server_2008	-
microsoft	windows_server_2008	-
microsoft	windows_server_2008	r2
microsoft	windows_server_2008	r2
microsoft	windows_vista	-
microsoft	windows_vista	-
microsoft	windows_xp	-
microsoft	windows_xp	-

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CVE-2011-1999 (GCVE-0-2011-1999)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2011-10-12 01:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 22:46

Summary

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

microsoft mitre root

References

3 references

URL	Tags
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates…	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/def…	vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49964	vdb-entryx_refsource_BID

Date Public

2011-10-11 00:00

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Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date	Other

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