MS.IE.Screen.DoS

description-logoDescription

This indicates an attack attempt to exploit a denial-of-service vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer.
The vulnerability is caused by an error that occurs when the vulnerable
software handles an HTML file including the malicious "onload" value. A remote attacker may exploit this to crash the vulnerable software.

affected-products-logoAffected Products

Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 beta 2
Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0

Impact logoImpact

Denial of Service: Remote attackers can crash vulnerable systems.

recomended-action-logoRecommended Actions

We are currently not aware of any patches supplied by the vendor for this issue.

Telemetry logoTelemetry

Coverage

IPS (Regular DB)
IPS (Extended DB)