CVE-2011-1347 Security feature bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can bypass Internet Explorer Protected Mode to create arbitrary files, requiring user interaction to visit a malicious site.
- 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-2011-1347?
CVE-2011-1347 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published on 10 Mar 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
Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 on Windows 7 allows remote attackers to bypass Protected Mode and create arbitrary files by leveraging access to a Low integrity process, as demonstrated by Stephen Fewer as the third of three chained vulnerabilities during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2011.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-1347?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Internet Explorer.
How do I fix CVE-2011-1347?
No fix has been published for CVE-2011-1347 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2011-1347 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-1347 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-x753-r8m4-q2wg.