CVE-2011-1962 json
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 9 does not properly handle unspecified character sequences, which allows remote attackers to read con…
published 2011-08-10 15 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2011-1956
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 13.3%
- EPSS 13.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 9 does not properly handle unspecified character sequences, which allows remote attackers to read content from a different (1) domain or (2) zone via a crafted web site that triggers "inactive filtering," aka "Shift JIS Character Encoding Vulnerability."
Patch / fix
Exploit prediction
13.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
References
-
docs.microsoft.com
/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-057
vendor-advisory, patch
-
oval.cisecurity.org
/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12657
vdb-entry, signature, tool-signature
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2011-1962
- NVD CVE-2011-1962
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