vendor:
Internet Explorer
by:
Unknown
5.5
CVSS
MEDIUM
Remote Denial of Service
399
CWE
Product Name: Internet Explorer
Affected Version From: Unknown
Affected Version To: Unknown
Patch Exists: NO
Related CWE: CVE-2004-1060
CPE: a:microsoft:internet_explorer
Metasploit:
https://www.rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/hpux-cve-2005-1192/, https://www.rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/cisco-icmp-tcp-dos/, https://www.rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/f5-big-ip-cve-2004-0790/, https://www.rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/hpux-cve-2004-0791/, https://www.rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/hpux-cve-2004-0790/, https://www.rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/hpux-cve-2004-1060/, https://www.rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/f5-big-ip-cve-2004-1060/
Platforms Tested: Windows
2004
Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
The vulnerability occurs when certain font tags are encountered and rendered in Microsoft Internet Explorer. When a page containing the malicious HTML code is viewed, Internet Explorer and all instances spawned from it will crash.
Mitigation:
There is no known mitigation for this vulnerability.