Summary
This host is installed with Internet Explorer and is prone to Denial Of Service vulnerability.
Impact
Successful exploitation will allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service.
Impact Level: Apllication
Solution
No solution or patch was made available for at least one year since 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.
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.
Affected
Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6.0.2900.2180, 8.0.7600.16385, and 7.0.5730.13 prior.
References
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2010-1991 -
CVSS Base Score: 5.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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