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Microsoft Internet Explorer Buffer Overflow Vulnerability - Jul09
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Buffer overflow
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
4.3
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Wont Fix
Created
Created
14 years ago
Modified
Modified
4 years ago
Summary
This host is installed with Internet Explorer and is prone to Buffer Overflow Vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
The flaw is due to buffer overflow error in the the 'AddFavorite' method when processing a long URL in the first argument.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Microsoft Internet Explorer version 7.x and 8.x
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.