Microsoft Internet Explorer XDR Prototype Hijacking Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	28580
Class:	Design Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Apr 02 2008 12:00AM
Updated:	Apr 02 2008 10:29PM
Credit:	The Hacker Webzine
Vulnerable:	Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1
Not Vulnerable:

Microsoft Internet Explorer XDR Prototype Hijacking Denial of Service Vulnerability

Microsoft Internet Explorer is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability.

An attacker may exploit this issue by enticing victims into opening a maliciously crafted webpage.

Successfully exploiting this issue will allow attackers to crash the application, denying service to legitimate users.

This issue affects Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1.

Microsoft Internet Explorer XDR Prototype Hijacking Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Microsoft Internet Explorer XDR Prototype Hijacking Denial of Service Vulnerability

References:

• Internet Explorer 8 XDR Persistent DOS (The Hacker Webzine)
  
• Microsoft Internet Explorer Homepage (Microsoft)