VulnerabilityModified
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.
MEDIUM 4.3EPSS 10.1%
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 10.1%, higher than 95% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
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 2.0
- 4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 10.06% probability · 95th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-399
- Affected
- microsoft/ie · microsoft/internet explorer
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.