CVE-2010-2118 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0.2900.2180 and 8.0.7600.16385 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via JavaScript code containing an infinite loop that creates IFRAME elements for invalid news:// URIs.

Published: 2010-06-01

Score: 4.3 Medium

EPSS: 12.9% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:8.0.7600.16385:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0.2900.2180:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

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Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.12913.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://websecurity.com.ua/4238/
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511509/100/0/threaded

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Ie Internet Explorer

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2010-06-01T20:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T02:25:06.342Z

Reserved: 2010-06-01T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2010-2118

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2010-06-01T20:30:02.947

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2010-2118

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-399

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