Summary
This host has Internet Explorer installed and is prone to Remote Denial of Service vulnerability.
Impact
Successful exploitation could allow remote attackers to cause the application to crash.
Impact Level: Application
Solution
No solution or patch was made available for at least one year since disclosure of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore. General solution options are to upgrade to a newer release, disable respective features, remove the product or replace the product by another one.
For updates refer to http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/default.aspx
Insight
The flaw is due to improper handling of onload=screen[''] attribute value in BODY element. By persuading a victim to visit a specially-crafted Web page, denial of service can be caused.
Affected
Microsoft, Internet Explorer version 6.0, 7.0, 8.0 Beta2 and prior.
References
Updated on 2017-03-28
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2009-0072 -
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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