MS11-026: Vulnerability in MHTML Could Allow Information Disclosure (2503658)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 53383

Synopsis

The remote Windows host is affected by an information disclosure vulnerability.

Description

A flaw exists in the way MHTML interprets MIME-formatted requests for content blocks within a document. An attacker, exploiting this flaw, could cause a victim to run malicious scripts when visiting various web sites, resulting in information disclosure.

Solution

Microsoft has released a set of patches for Windows XP, 2003, Vista, 2008, 7, and 2008 R2.

See Also

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2011/ms11-026

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 53383

File Name: smb_nt_ms11-026.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Agent: windows

Published: 4/13/2011

Updated: 11/15/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:microsoft:windows

Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/12/2011

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/28/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-0096

BID: 46055

CERT: 326549

MSFT: MS11-026

MSKB: 2503658

Secunia: 43093