Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2010-1991 (CCN-58757)

Assigned:2010-05-17
Published:2010-05-17
Updated:2021-07-23
Summary:Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0.2900.2180, 7, and 8.0.7600.16385 executes a mail application in situations where an IFRAME element has a mailto: URL in its SRC attribute, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (excessive application launches) via an HTML document with many IFRAME elements.
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 (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
5.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
4.0 Medium (CCN 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
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-399
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Tue May 18 2010 - 08:17:50 CDT
DoS vulnerabilities in Firefox, Internet Explorer, Chrome, Opera and other browsers

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2010-1991

Source: CCN
Type: Websecurity Blog, 23:50 17.05.2010
DoS ? Firefox, Internet Explorer, Chrome, Opera

Source: MISC
Type: Exploit
http://websecurity.com.ua/4206/

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Web site
Internet Explorer

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 64786
Microsoft IE mailto: URL Multiple IFRAME Element Handling DoS

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20100518 DoS vulnerabilities in Firefox, Internet Explorer, Chrome, Opera and other browsers

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
ie-iframe-element-dos(58757)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0.2900.2180:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:ie:8.0.7600.16385:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0.2900.2180:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:ie:8.0.7600.16385:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    microsoft internet explorer 6.0.2900.2180
    microsoft ie 8.0.7600.16385
    microsoft internet explorer 7
    microsoft internet explorer 7.0
    microsoft ie 6.0.2900.2180
    microsoft ie 7.0
    microsoft ie 8.0.7600.16385