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CVE-2007-2161

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Published: Apr 22, 2007Modified: Apr 23, 2026

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4.3
Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Exploitability: 8.6 / Impact: 2.9
Source: NVD

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (browser hang) via JavaScript that matches a regular expression against a long string, as demonstrated using /(.)*/.

Affected (1)

Microsoft
1 product
Internet Explorer
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Internet Explorer
Version 7.0

References (10)

Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: cve@mitre.org
VDB Entry
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
VDB Entry

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