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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.