Vulnerability Name:

CCN-17089

Published:2004-08-21
Updated:2004-08-21
Summary:Multiple vendor Web browsers, including Microsoft Internet Explorer is vulnerable to a denial of service attack. A remote attacker could create a specially-crafted Web page that contains an IFRAME tag with a source parameter set to 'C:\Windows\system32\', which would cause the victim's Web browser to crash, once the link is clicked. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by hosting the malicious Web page on a Web site or by sending it to a victim as an HTML email.
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: BugTraq Mailing List, Sat Aug 21 2004 - 15:41:46 CDT
IE, Firefox, Opera DoS

Source: CCN
Type: BID-10998
Multiple Vendor Web Browser JavaScript Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
web-browser-iframe-dos(17089)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:opera:opera_browser:7.54:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    microsoft ie 6.0
    mozilla firefox 0.9.3
    opera opera browser 7.54