Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.900337
Category:	Denial of Service
Title:	Microsoft Internet Explorer Denial of Service Vulnerability (Apr 2009)
Summary:	Internet Explorer is prone to a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability.
Description:	Summary: Internet Explorer is prone to a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability. Vulnerability Insight: This flaw might be due to displaying the unprintable characters in Win XP or Vista inside Internet Explorer Browser. Vulnerability Impact: Successful exploitation will let the attacker craft the non-printable characters inside a web page and can trick the user to visit the crafted web page which will freeze the browser by making the application inactive. Affected Software/OS: Microsoft Internet Explorer version 7.x and 8.x. Solution: No known solution was made available for at least one year since the disclosure of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore. General solution options are to upgrade to a newer release, disable respective features, remove the product or replace the product by another one. CVSS Score: 4.3 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2009-1335 BugTraq ID: 34478 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34478 Bugtraq: 20090411 [BMSA 2009-04] Remote DoS in Internet Explorer (Google Search) http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502617/100/0/threaded http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-04/0111.html XForce ISS Database: ie-unprintable-dos(50350) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50350
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