Microsoft Internet Explorer Zone domain name denial of service
| ie-zone-dos (35455) |  Low Risk |
Description:
Microsoft Internet Explorer is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a vulnerability that can occur when resolving domain names in different Internet Explorer "Zones". By persuading a victim to visit a malicious Web page that uses JavaScript to fill "Zones" with arbitrary domain names containing certain metacharacters, a remote attacker could consume an excessive amount of CPU resources the next time Internet Explorer is launched.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 2.8 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | High |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | None |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 2.3 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Unavailable |
| Report Confidence: | Uncorroborated |
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
No remedy available as of February 6, 2010.
References:
- Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Sun Jul 01 2007 - 11:53:42 CDT: Advisory : Internet Explorer Zone Domain Specification Dos and Page suppressing..
- Microsoft Internet Explorer Web site: Internet Explorer: Home Page.
- BID-24744: Microsoft Internet Explorer Zone Denial of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-3550: ** DISPUTED ** Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 and 7.0 allows remote attackers to fill Zones with arbitrary domains using certain metacharacters such as wildcards via JavaScript, which results in a denial of service (website suppression and resource consumption), aka Internet Explorer Zone Domain Specification Dos and Page Suppressing. NOTE: this issue has been disputed by a third party, who states that the zone settings cannot be manipulated.
Platforms Affected:
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 6
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 7
Reported:
Jul 01, 2007
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