Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2010-2118 (CCN-59087)

Assigned:2010-05-28
Published:2010-05-28
Updated:2021-07-23
Summary:Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0.2900.2180 and 8.0.7600.16385 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via JavaScript code containing an infinite loop that creates IFRAME elements for invalid news:// URIs.
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:4.3 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
3.5 Low (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:U/RL:U/RC:UR)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
4.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
3.5 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:U/RL:U/RC:UR)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
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, Fri May 28 2010 - 07:57:48 CDT
[Suspected Spam]DoS vulnerabilities in Firefox, Internet Explorer, Chrome and Opera

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2010-2118

Source: MISC
Type: Exploit
http://websecurity.com.ua/4238/

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Web site
Internet Explorer

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 65110
Microsoft IE Invalid news / nntp URI IFRAME Element Handling Remote DoS

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20100528 [Suspected Spam]DoS vulnerabilities in Firefox, Internet Explorer, Chrome and Opera

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
ie-news-dos(59087)

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

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