CVE-2011-1997
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 does not properly handle objects in memory, which allows remote...
CVE-2011-1997 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published October 12, 2011. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 14.5%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 does not properly handle objects in memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by accessing a deleted object, aka "OnLoad Event Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."
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What each source reports
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Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 does not properly handle objects in memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by accessing a deleted object, aka "OnLoad Event Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2011-1997- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 does not properly handle objects in memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by accessing a deleted object, aka "OnLoad Event Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2011-1997- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2011-1991 No score
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 does not properly handle objects in memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by accessing a deleted object, aka "OnLoad Event Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."
- Record
EUVD-2011-1991- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6586-4c77-4v9r No score
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 does not properly handle objects in memory, which allows remote...
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 does not properly handle objects in memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by accessing a deleted object, aka "OnLoad Event Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."
- Record
GHSA-6586-4c77-4v9r- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |