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Microsoft Internet Explorer 'li' Element DoS Vulnerability - Sep09

Information

Severity

Severity

Medium

Family

Family

Denial of Service

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

5.0

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

14 years ago

Modified

Modified

5 years ago

Summary

This host has Internet Explorer installed and is prone to Denial of Service vulnerability.

Insight

Insight

Error exists when application fails to handle a crafted JavaScript code, that calls 'createElement' to create an instance of the 'li' element, and then calls 'setAttribute' to set the value attribute.

Affected Software

Affected Software

Microsoft, Internet Explorer version 6.x on Windows XP SP2/SP3

Solution

Solution

Upgrade to Internet Explorer version 8 or 8 beta 2.

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)