CVE-2008-4381

Published: Oct 2, 2008Modified: Apr 23, 2026

5.0

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 2.9

Source: NVD

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via Javascript that calls the alert function with a URL-encoded string of a large number of invalid characters.

Affected (3)

Products: Microsoft: Internet Explorer

Microsoft

1 product

Internet Explorer

Configuration A

3 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Microsoft Internet Explorer	Version 5
Microsoft Internet Explorer	Version 6
Microsoft Internet Explorer	Version 7

Related CWEs

CWE-399

References (12)

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4345

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/03/7

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/03/8

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496830/100/0/threaded

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496926/100/0/threaded

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45639

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4345