CVE-2011-1996 in Internet Explorer

Summary

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 8 does not properly handle objects in memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by accessing a deleted object, aka "Option Element Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."

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• Reservation: 05/09/2011
• Disclosure: 10/11/2011
• Moderation: VulDB entry created
• Entries: 1
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-20 (Confirmed)
• Exploit: Download
• CVSS: 6.3
• EPSS: 0.78243
• Activities: Very Low

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1996
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1996
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2011-1996/