CVE-2006-0753 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service in Internet Explorer via JavaScript memory consumption, requiring user interaction to visit a malicious page.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-0753?
CVE-2006-0753 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Ie, published on 18 Feb 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Memory leak in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP Service Pack 2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via JavaScript that uses setInterval to repeatedly call a function to set the value of window.status.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-0753?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Ie.
How do I fix CVE-2006-0753?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-0753 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2006-0753 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-0753 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Ie
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4v38-4r78-53pv.