CVE-2008-0090 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Internet Explorer 7 via a long argument to the SetPassword method in the DivX Player ActiveX control.
- 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-2008-0090?
CVE-2008-0090 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published on 4 Jan 2008. 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
A certain ActiveX control in npUpload.dll in DivX Player 6.6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Internet Explorer 7 crash) via a long argument to the SetPassword method.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-0090?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Divx Divx Player, Microsoft Internet Explorer.
How do I fix CVE-2008-0090?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-0090 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-2008-0090 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-0090 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Internet Explorer
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9wrj-rmxw-vgxr.