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CVE-2011-2001

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 9 does not properly handle objects in memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an attempted access to a virtual function table after corruption of this table has occurred, aka "Virtual Function Table Corruption Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2011-2001 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 6 products from microsoft, from microsoft, from microsoft and 3 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2011, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2011-10-12T02:52:43.800

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 9.3 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
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Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application microsoft internet_explorer 6 Yes
Operating System microsoft windows_server_2003 - No
Operating System microsoft windows_xp - No
Operating System microsoft windows_xp - No
Application microsoft internet_explorer 7 Yes
Operating System microsoft windows_server_2003 - No
Operating System microsoft windows_server_2008 - No
Operating System microsoft windows_vista - No
Operating System microsoft windows_xp - No
Operating System microsoft windows_xp - No
Application microsoft internet_explorer 8 Yes
Operating System microsoft windows_7 - No
Operating System microsoft windows_7 - No
Operating System microsoft windows_server_2003 - No
Operating System microsoft windows_server_2008 - No
Operating System microsoft windows_server_2008 r2 No
Operating System microsoft windows_server_2008 r2 No
Operating System microsoft windows_vista - No
Operating System microsoft windows_xp - No
Operating System microsoft windows_xp - No
Application microsoft internet_explorer 9 Yes
Operating System microsoft windows_7 - No
Operating System microsoft windows_7 - No
Operating System microsoft windows_server_2008 - No
Operating System microsoft windows_server_2008 r2 No
Operating System microsoft windows_server_2008 r2 No
Operating System microsoft windows_vista - No
References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For microsoft's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.