CVE-2011-1961
N/A
Published: August 10, 2011 at 09:16 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:30 PM UTC
6 products affected across 1 vendorInternet ExplorerWindows Server 2008Windows 7
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 34%
Description
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."
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
microsoft-windows-7 (environment) · microsoft-windows-server-2003 (environment) · microsoft-windows-server-2008 (environment) · microsoft-windows-vista (environment) · microsoft-windows-xp (environment)
Windows 7· Microsoftdevice
80%All versions
80%
All versions
80%
All versions
Windows Vista· Microsoftdevice
80%All versions
Windows Xp· Microsoftdevice
80%All versions
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (5)
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_JVNVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN80404511/index.htmlThird Party Advisoryx_refsource_JVNDBVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
http://jvndb.jvn.jp/ja/contents/2011/JVNDB-2011-000060.htmlThird Party Advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
Source: [email protected]
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-221A.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_MSPatch
Source: [email protected]
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-057VDB EntrySignaturex_refsource_OVALTool Signature
Source: [email protected]
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12684Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfo
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