CVE-2007-0811 Null dereference in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Internet Explorer via a crafted HTML document with a specific JavaScript loop, causing denial of service.
- 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-2007-0811?
CVE-2007-0811 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Ie, published on 7 Feb 2007. 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 6.0 SP1 on Windows 2000, and 6.0 SP2 on Windows XP, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via an HTML document containing a certain JavaScript for loop with an empty loop body, possibly involving getElementById.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-0811?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Ie.
How do I fix CVE-2007-0811?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-0811 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2007-0811 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-0811 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Ie
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rfc6-x8j6-pfwg.