Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2007-2163 (CCN-33715)

Assigned:2007-04-17
Published:2007-04-17
Updated:2018-10-16
Summary:Apple Safari allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (browser crash) via JavaScript that matches a regular expression against a long string, as demonstrated using /(.)*/.
CVSS v3 Severity:3.7 Low (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): High
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 (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
4.0 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:U/RL:U/RC:UR)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
2.6 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
2.1 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:U/RL:U/RC:UR)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): High
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: CCN
Type: Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Tue Apr 17 2007 - 12:09:50 CDT
Internet Explorer Crash

Source: CCN
Type: Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Tue Apr 17 2007 - 13:11:20 CDT
Re: Internet Explorer Crash

Source: CCN
Type: Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Tue Apr 17 2007 - 14:31:23 CDT
Re: Internet Explorer Crash

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2007-2161

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2007-2162

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2007-2163

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2007-2164

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Internet Explorer Web site
Internet Explorer: Home Page

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 43310
KDE Konqueror JavaScript Long String Regex Match Remote DoS

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 43311
Apple Safari JavaScript Long String Regex Match Remote DoS

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 43312
GNU IceWeasel JavaScript Long String Regex Match Remote DoS

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 43313
Mozilla Firefox JavaScript Long String Regex Match Remote DoS

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 43314
Microsoft IE JavaScript Long String Regex Match Remote DoS

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20070417 Internet Explorer Crash

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20070417 Re: Internet Explorer Crash

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
ie-unspecified-dos(33715)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0.2800:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:kde:konqueror:3.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:gnu:iceweasel:2.0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7.00.5730.1100:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    apple safari *
    microsoft ie 6.0.2800
    apple safari *
    kde konqueror 3.5.5
    mozilla firefox 2.0.0.3
    gnu iceweasel 2.0.0.3
    microsoft ie 7.00.5730.1100