Vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer
CVE-2011-1999
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."
EPSS: 0.280 (97.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Microsoft Internet_explorer — versions 8
- Microsoft Windows_7
- Microsoft Windows_server_2003
- Microsoft Windows_server_2008 — versions r2
- Microsoft Windows_vista
- Microsoft Windows_xp
- N/a — versions n/a
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (Tool Signature, signature, x_refsource_OVAL, vdb-entry)
- secure@microsoft.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link, x_refsource_BID)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2011-1999?
- CVE-2011-1999 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer. Published 2011-10-12.
- Is CVE-2011-1999 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.