Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.902183
Category:	Denial of Service
Title:	Microsoft Internet Explorer 'IFRAME' DoS Vulnerability (May 2010)
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: The flaw is due to improper handling of an 'IFRAME' element with a mailto: URL in its 'SRC' attribute, which allows remote attackers to consume resources via an HTML document with many 'IFRAME' elements. Vulnerability Impact: Successful exploitation will allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service. Affected Software/OS: Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6.0.2900.2180, 8.0.7600.16385, and 7.0.5730.13 prior. 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: 5.0 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2010-1991 Bugtraq: 20100518 DoS vulnerabilities in Firefox, Internet Explorer, Chrome, Opera and other browsers (Google Search) http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511327/100/0/threaded http://websecurity.com.ua/4206/
Copyright	Copyright (C) 2010 Greenbone AG

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