Vulnerability Name:

CCN-16678

Published:2004-07-12
Updated:2004-07-12
Summary:Microsoft Internet Explorer is vulnerable to a denial of service attack. A remote attacker could create a specially-crafted text file containing approximately 4 MB, which when loaded onto the system by the user, would cause Internet Explorer to hang.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:5.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: CCN
Type: Kurczaba Security Advisory 0407111
Internet Explorer Large Text File Denial of Service

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
le-text-file-dos(16678)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0.2800.1106:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    microsoft ie 6.0.2800.1106