CVE-2011-1961

The telnet URI handler in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 9 does not properly launch the handler application, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs via a crafted web site, aka "Telnet Handler Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."

Score

CVSS 2.0 9.3 Critical

Status

Modified - secure@microsoft.com

Published

2011-08-10

Last modified

2024-08-06

Affected products

• Internet Explorer (Microsoft)

References

• http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN80404511/index.html
• http://jvndb.jvn.jp/ja/contents/2011/JVNDB-2011-000060.html
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-221A.html
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-057
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12684