CVE-2010-2118 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Internet Explorer by tricking users into visiting a page with JavaScript that creates infinite IFRAMEs for invalid news URIs.
- 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-2010-2118?
CVE-2010-2118 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Ie, published on 1 Jun 2010. 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 6.0.2900.2180 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.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-2118?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Microsoft Ie, Microsoft Internet Explorer.
How do I fix CVE-2010-2118?
No fix has been published for CVE-2010-2118 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-2010-2118 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-2118 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Ie
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8h5f-fg8r-h935.