01 Record
CVE-2008-4381
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via Javascript that calls the alert function with a URL-encoded string of a large number of
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via Javascript that calls the alert function with a URL-encoded string of a large number of
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 18.39% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 96.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2008-10-02 18:00Z18 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 10:17Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2008-10-02
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 1741945a53de32dfbdb49e3f74ef229a7a298f58660d1cf63f27850ee346ece1
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comie-alert-function-dos(45639)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45639
- securityreason.com4345http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4345
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20081003 Re: regarding CVE-2008-4382 & CVE-2008-4381http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/03/8
- www.securityfocus.com20080929 MS Internet Explorer 7 Denial Of Service Exploithttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496830/100/0/threaded
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20081003 regarding CVE-2008-4382 & CVE-2008-4381http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/03/7
- www.securityfocus.com20081001 Re: MS Internet Explorer 7 Denial Of Service Exploithttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496926/100/0/threaded