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Internet Explorer
by:
SecurityFocus
7.5
CVSS
HIGH
Denial of Service
400
CWE
Product Name: Internet Explorer
Affected Version From: N/A
Affected Version To: N/A
Patch Exists: Yes
Related CWE: N/A
CPE: N/A
Metasploit: N/A
Other Scripts: N/A
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2005

Microsoft Internet Explorer Denial of Service Vulnerability

Microsoft Internet Explorer is affected by a denial of Service vulnerability. This issue presents itself when the browser handles a specially crafted IMG element in a malformed XML block. An attacker may exploit this issue by enticing a user to visit a malicious site resulting in a denial of service condition in the application.

Mitigation:

Ensure that all users are running the latest version of Internet Explorer and that all security patches have been applied.
Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16240/info

Microsoft Internet Explorer is affected by a denial of service vulnerability.

This issue presents itself when the browser handles a specially crafted IMG element in a malformed XML block.

An attacker may exploit this issue by enticing a user to visit a malicious site resulting in a denial of service condition in the application.

A proof of concept is available:
<table><tr><td><IMG align=left>X X X<?xml:namespace prefix=v ><v:X style="HEIGHT:1"></td></tr></table>

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