Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.900400
Category:	Denial of Service
Title:	Microsoft Internet Explorer Unicode String DoS Vulnerability
Summary:	Check for the Version of Internet Explorer
Description:	Overview: This host is installed with Internet Explorer and is prone to Denial of Service vulnerability. Vulnerability Insight: Error exists when application fails to handle user supplied input into the 'write' method via a long Unicode string argument. Impact: Successful exploitation lets the attacker to cause memory or CPU consumption, resulting in Denial of Service condition. Impact Level: Application Affected Software/OS: Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6.0.2900.2180 and prior Fix: No solution or patch is available as of 23rd July 2009, Information regarding this issue will be updated once the solution details are available. For updates refer to http://www.microsoft.com/windows/internet-explorer/download-ie.aspx References: http://websecurity.com.ua/3338/ http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/505122/100/0/threaded http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/505120/100/0/threaded
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2009-2576 Bugtraq: 20090719 DoS vulnerabilities in Firefox, Internet Explorer, Opera and Chrome (Google Search) http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/505092/100/0/threaded Bugtraq: 20090720 RE: DoS vulnerabilities in Firefox, Internet Explorer, Opera and Chrome (Google Search) http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/505120/100/0/threaded Bugtraq: 20090725 Re: DoS vulnerabilities in Firefox, Internet Explorer, Opera and Chrome (Google Search) http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/505122/100/0/threaded Bugtraq: 20090725 DoS vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer (Google Search) http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2009-07/0193.html http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2009-07/0192.html http://websecurity.com.ua/3338/
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