CVE-2011-1993 describes a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 6 through 9, impacting various Windows operating systems. This memory corruption flaw allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by manipulating how IE handles objects in memory, specifically by accessing a deleted object. With a CVSS score of 9.3, it represents a high-severity threat that can be exploited remotely with medium attack complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit intelligence like Metasploit or ExploitDB entries are noted, and community discussion is minimal, its high FAUCET Risk Score indicates significant potential danger.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.