CVE-2007-2161
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 - Denial of Service via Regular Expression Matching
Title source: llmDescription
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 /(.)*/.
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33715
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466175/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466017/100/0/threaded
Broken Link vdb-entry
x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/43314
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466043/100/0/threaded
Scores
EPSS
0.1228
EPSS Percentile
95.8%
Details
Status
published
Products (1)
microsoft/internet_explorer
7.0
Published
Apr 22, 2007
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026