Vulnerability CVE-2009-3943
Published: 2009-11-16   Modified: 2012-02-13

Description:
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 6.0.2900.2180 and 7 through 7.0.6000.16711 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application hang) via a JavaScript loop that configures the home page by using the setHomePage method and a DHTML behavior property.

See advisories in our WLB2 database:
Topic
Author
Date
Med.
DoS vulnerability in Internet Explorer
MustLive
18.11.2009

Type:

CWE-Other

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
5/10
2.9/10
10/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
None
None
Partial
Affected software
Microsoft -> IE 

 References:
http://websecurity.com.ua/3658/
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507731/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507760/100/0/threaded
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