Summary
This host has Internet Explorer installed and is prone to Denial of Service vulnerability.
Impact
Successful exploitation could allow remote attackers to cause Denial of Service in the context of an affected application.
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.
Insight
The flaw exists via an XML document composed of a long series of start-tags with no corresponding end-tags and it leads to CPU consumption.
Affected
Internet Explorer version 6.x to 6.0.2900.2180 and 7.x to 7.0.6000.16473
References
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2009-2668 -
CVSS Base Score: 7.8
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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