CVE-2008-4381
First published: Thu Oct 02 2008(Updated: )
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via Javascript that calls the alert function with a URL-encoded string of a large number of invalid characters.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Internet Explorer | =5 | |
| Microsoft Internet Explorer | =7 | |
| Microsoft Internet Explorer | =6 |
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Reference Links
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/03/7
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/03/8
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4345
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45639
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496926/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496830/100/0/threaded
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