Vulnerability Details : CVE-2007-3550
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 and 7.0 allows remote attackers to fill Zones with arbitrary domains using certain metacharacters such as wildcards via JavaScript, which results in a denial of service (website suppression and resource consumption), aka "Internet Explorer Zone Domain Specification Dos and Page Suppressing". NOTE: this issue has been disputed by a third party, who states that the zone settings cannot be manipulated
Vulnerability category: Denial of service
Products affected by CVE-2007-3550
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-3550
5.85%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 94 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2007-3550
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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7.8
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HIGH | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
10.0
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6.9
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2007-3550
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The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2007-3550
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http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-July/064326.html
[Full-Disclosure] Mailing List Charter
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24744
Vendor Advisory
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http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2855
Internet Explorer Zone Domain Specification Dos and Page suppressing. - CXSecurity.com
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http://osvdb.org/45814
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http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/472651/100/0/threaded
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http://www.secniche.org/advisory/Internet_Dos_Adv.pdf
Patch
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http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/473662
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http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485536/100/0/threaded
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35455
Microsoft Internet Explorer Zone domain name denial of service CVE-2007-3550 Vulnerability Report
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