CVE-2009-2954 - Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0.2900.2180 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and application hang) via JavaScript code with a long string value for the hash property (aka location.hash), a related issue to CVE-2008-5715

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Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0.2900.2180 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and application hang) via JavaScript code with a long string value for the hash property (aka location.hash), a related issue to CVE-2008-5715

Published Aug 24, 2009

5.0

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 13.08%

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0.2900.2180 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and application hang) via JavaScript code with a long string value for the hash property (aka location.hash), a related issue to CVE-2008-5715.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

References (3)

http://websecurity.com.ua/3424/
x_refsource_MISC
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/506006/100/0/threaded
mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2009-2941
Advisory

Link	Providers	Tags
http://websecurity.com.ua/3424/		x_refsource_MISC
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/506006/100/0/threaded		mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2009-2941		Advisory