CVE-2006-4888 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause Internet Explorer to hang by sending a CSS-formatted HTML INPUT element within an oversized DIV, requiring user interaction to view the 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-2006-4888?
CVE-2006-4888 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Ie, published on 19 Sep 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
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application hang) via a CSS-formatted HTML INPUT element within a DIV element that has a larger size than the INPUT.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-4888?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Ie.
How do I fix CVE-2006-4888?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-4888 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-2006-4888 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-4888 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Ie
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pvg5-p5vq-vw3r.