PT-2011-3455 · Microsoft · Windows Vista+5

Billy Rios + 1 · Published 2011-06-16 · Updated 2023-12-07 · CVE-2011-1894

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.3

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Windows XP versions SP2 through SP3 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 version SP2 Microsoft Windows Vista versions SP1 through SP2 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 versions Gold through R2 SP1 Microsoft Windows 7 versions Gold through SP1

Description The issue arises from the MHTML protocol handler's improper handling of a MIME format in requests for embedded content in HTML documents. This allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a crafted EMBED element in a web page visited in Internet Explorer.

Recommendations For Microsoft Windows XP versions SP2 through SP3, apply the recommended patch to resolve the issue. For Microsoft Windows Server 2003 version SP2, apply the recommended patch to resolve the issue. For Microsoft Windows Vista versions SP1 through SP2, apply the recommended patch to resolve the issue. For Microsoft Windows Server 2008 versions Gold through R2 SP1, apply the recommended patch to resolve the issue. For Microsoft Windows 7 versions Gold through SP1, apply the recommended patch to resolve the issue.

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2011-1894

Affected Products

Internet Explorer

Windows 7

Windows Server 2003

Windows Server 2008

Windows Vista

Windows Xp

References · 5

• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-037 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1894 · Security Note
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12494 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/48205 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1025655 · Note