CVE-2006-0753

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 - Denial of Service via JavaScript setInterval

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Memory leak in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP Service Pack 2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via JavaScript that uses setInterval to repeatedly call a function to set the value of window.status.

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24846
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/424959/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/23307

Scores

EPSS 0.1177
EPSS Percentile 95.7%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
microsoft/ie 6 windows_xp_sp2
Published Feb 18, 2006
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026