Title: Microsoft Internet Explorer 'findText()' Unicode Parsing Denial of Service Vulnerability
Severity: MODERATE
Description:
Microsoft Internet Explorer is a web browser available for Microsoft Windows platforms.
The browser is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability. Specifically, this issue arises when user-supplied data is processed through the 'findText()' JavaScript method. An attacker can trigger this issue by passing Unicode-encoded strings to the method.
To exploit this issue, the attacker must entice an unsuspecting user to visit a malicious site. Successful exploits will crash the affected browser, resulting in a denial-of-service condition.
Internet Explorer 7 and 8 are vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.
Affected Products:
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 8
- Microsoft Windows Vista
- Microsoft Windows Vista Business
- Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise
- Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic
- Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
- Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate
References:
- Microsoft: Internet Explorer Homepage
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