CVE-2010-2118

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 v2.0 4.3 MEDIUM

4.3^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://websecurity.com.ua/4238/	Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511509/100/0/threaded
http://websecurity.com.ua/4238/	Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511509/100/0/threaded

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:8.0.7600.16385:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0.2900.2180:::::::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2010-06-01 20:30

Updated : 2025-04-11 00:51

NVD link : CVE-2010-2118

Mitre link : CVE-2010-2118

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2010-2118

JSON object : View

Products Affected

microsoft

ie
internet_explorer

CWE

CWE-399

Resource Management Errors

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