CVE-2011-1246 Information disclosure in n/a
Remote attackers can exploit MIME sniffing flaws in Internet Explorer to disclose sensitive information from other domains or zones.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2011-1246?
CVE-2011-1246 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published on 16 Jun 2011. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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."
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-1246?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Internet Explorer.
How do I fix CVE-2011-1246?
No fix has been published for CVE-2011-1246 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2011-1246 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-1246 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Internet Explorer
- CVE-2014-1776 Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption
- CVE-2021-27085 Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2017-0222 Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2017-0210 Microsoft Internet Explorer Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2017-0149 Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xhw2-2448-gp38.