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Microsoft Internet Explorer Denial of Service Vulnerability
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
The host has Microsoft Internet Explorer installed, which is prone to denial of service vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
Due to errors while handling PNG files, CDwnTaskExec::ThreadExec enters into an infinite loop while loading images which causes the browser to crash. This can be exploited by enticing victim to visit a malicious web page embedded with rogue PNG files.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.x and 8 Beta on Windows
Solution
Solution
No known solution was made available for at least one year since the disclosure of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore. General solution options are to upgrade to a newer release, disable respective features, remove the product or replace the product by another one.