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."
Published Jun 16, 2011
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 5.55%
Description
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
No data.
- 8
Running on/with
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- r2
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 5.55% (0.05552) | 92.60th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.55% (0.05552) | 91.81th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 13.09% (0.13093) | 93.87th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 17.77% (0.17768) | 94.93th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 13.09% (0.13093) | 93.79th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 17.77% (0.17768) | 94.85th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 13.70% (0.13703) | 94.05th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 18.54% (0.18539) | 94.51th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 14.53% (0.14532) | 93.94th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.32% (0.00324) | 71.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.32% (0.00324) | 69.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.32% (0.00324) | 66.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 6.64% (0.06645) | 91.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 6.64% (0.06645) | 90.73th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 6.64% (0.06645) | 78.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (2)
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-050 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSPatchVendor Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12464 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALTool Signature
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-050 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12464 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALTool Signature |
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