CVE-2011-1246: Microsoft Internet Explorer

Medium severity, CVSS 4.3. EPSS: 5.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 does not properly handle content settings in HTTP responses, which allows remote web servers to obtain sensitive information from a different (1) domain or (2) zone via a crafted response, aka "MIME Sniffing Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Internet Explorer: version 8 only

Published 2011-06-16. Last modified 2026-06-16.