VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2007-2161
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (browser hang) via JavaScript that matches a regular expression against a long string, as demonstrated using /(.)*/.
MEDIUM 4.3EPSS 12.3%
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 12.3%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (browser hang) via JavaScript that matches a regular expression against a long string, as demonstrated using /(.)*/.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 12.28% probability · 96th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- microsoft/internet explorer
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://osvdb.org/43314Broken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466017/100/0/threadedThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466043/100/0/threadedThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466175/100/0/threadedThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33715VDB Entry
- http://osvdb.org/43314Broken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466017/100/0/threadedThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466043/100/0/threadedThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466175/100/0/threadedThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33715VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.