PT-2011-5035 · Microsoft · Internet Explorer

Published 2011-12-07 · Updated 2021-07-23 · CVE-2011-4689

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 6 through 9

Description The issue allows remote attackers to determine whether a document exists in the browser cache via crafted JavaScript code, making it easier for them to gather information about the browser's cache. This is due to the failure to prevent capture of data about the times of Same Origin Policy violations during IFRAME loading attempts.

Recommendations For Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 6 through 9, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

CVE-2011-4689

Affected Products

Internet Explorer

References · 3

• 🔥 http://lcamtuf.coredump.cx/cachetime · Exploit
• http://secunia.com/advisories/47129 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-4689 · Security Note