VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2008-4381
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via Javascript that calls the alert function with a URL-encoded string of a large number of invalid characters.
MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 18.4%
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 18.4%, higher than 97% 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 (application crash) via Javascript that calls the alert function with a URL-encoded string of a large number of invalid characters.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 18.39% probability · 97th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-399
- Affected
- microsoft/internet explorer
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4345
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/03/7
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/03/8
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496830/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496926/100/0/threaded
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45639
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4345
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/03/7
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/03/8
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496830/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496926/100/0/threaded
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45639
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.