Vulnerability Name:

CCN-42232

Published:2008-07-14
Updated:2008-07-14
Summary:Microsoft Internet Explorer is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a memory corruption error when instantiating a new ActiveX object with a concatenated string. By persuading a victim to visit a specially-crafted Web page, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to corrupt memory and cause the victim's browser to crash.
CVSS v3 Severity:6.5 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/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): Low
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:5.8 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)
4.9 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:U/RC:UR)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Internet Explorer Web site
Internet Explorer: Home Page

Source: CCN
Type: BID-30219
Microsoft Internet Explorer New ActiveX Object String Concatenation Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
ie-activex-string-dos(42232)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:ie:6.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    microsoft ie 6.0
    microsoft ie 6.0 sp1