Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7 does not initialize certain data structures during execution of the createElement method, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via crafted JavaScript code, as demonstrated by setting the (1) outerHTML or (2) value property of an object returned by createElement
Published Mar 26, 2010
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 18.60%
Description
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7 does not initialize certain data structures during execution of the createElement method, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via crafted JavaScript code, as demonstrated by setting the (1) outerHTML or (2) value property of an object returned by createElement.
Affected products
No data.
- 6.0
- 6.00.2462.0000
- 6.00.2479.0006
- 6.0.2600
- 6.00.2600.0000
- 6.0.2800
- 6.0.2800.1106
- 6.00.2800.1106
- 6.0.2900
- 6.0.2900.2180
- 6.00.2900.2180
- 6.00.3663.0000
- 6.00.3718.0000
- 6.00.3790.0000
- 6.00.3790.1830
- 6.00.3790.3959
- 7.0
- 7.0
- 7.0
- 7.0
- 7.0
- 7.0.5730
- 7.0.5730.11
- 7.00.5730.1100
- 7.00.6000.16386
- 7.00.6000.16441
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (20 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 18.60% (0.18604) | 97.18th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 18.13% (0.18129) | 96.83th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 26.55% (0.26553) | 95.90th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 21.26% (0.21264) | 92.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 26.55% (0.26553) | 95.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 21.51% (0.21507) | 95.25th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.67% (0.02668) | 90.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 17, 2024 | 2.67% (0.02668) | 90.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 24, 2024 | 14.20% (0.14200) | 95.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 10, 2024 | 9.60% (0.09598) | 94.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 8.00% (0.08003) | 94.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 8.52% (0.08524) | 94.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 7.67% (0.07674) | 93.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 22, 2023 | 3.57% (0.03566) | 90.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 3.40% (0.03403) | 89.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 33.30% (0.33297) | 97.66th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 18, 2023 | 33.30% (0.33297) | 97.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Aug 2, 2022 | 37.48% (0.37479) | 97.84th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| May 25, 2022 | 39.36% (0.39360) | 97.96th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 50.40% (0.50397) | 98.30th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (3)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2010-01/0237.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploit
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2010-01/0278.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://securityreason.com/exploitalert/7731 x_refsource_MISCExploit
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2010-01/0237.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploit | |
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2010-01/0278.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://securityreason.com/exploitalert/7731 | x_refsource_MISCExploit |
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