CVE-2011-1999 (GCVE-0-2011-1999)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2011-10-12 01:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 22:46
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Summary
Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 does not properly allocate and access memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving a "dereferenced memory address," aka "Select Element Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."
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