CVE-2005-4810: Medium severity Microsoft Internet Explorer vulnerability
Published Dec 31, 2005
·Updated
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 Beta3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a "text/html" HTML Content-type header sent in response to an XMLHttpRequest (AJAX).
Affected Software
1 affected component
Microsoft Internet Explorer=7.0-beta3
Event History
Dec 31, 2005
CVE Published
05:00 AM
Aug 30, 2006
CVE Published
via MITRE·05:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·05:00 AM
Description
Frequently Asked Questions
1
What is the severity of CVE-2005-4810?
CVE-2005-4810 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability.
2
How do I fix CVE-2005-4810?
To mitigate CVE-2005-4810, update to a later version of Microsoft Internet Explorer beyond 7.0 Beta 3.
3
What software is affected by CVE-2005-4810?
CVE-2005-4810 affects Microsoft Internet Explorer version 7.0 Beta 3 and earlier.
4
What type of attack does CVE-2005-4810 involve?
CVE-2005-4810 involves remote attackers exploiting a flaw in handling "text/html" headers in AJAX requests.
5
What are the symptoms of CVE-2005-4810?
The main symptom of CVE-2005-4810 is the crashing of Microsoft Internet Explorer when triggering the vulnerability.