CVE-2007-2161

N/A Unknown
Published: April 22, 2007 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

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 /(.)*/.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://osvdb.org/43314
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466017/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466043/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466175/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33715
Source: cve@mitre.org
VDB Entry
http://osvdb.org/43314
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466017/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466043/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466175/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33715
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
VDB Entry

10 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
32.1%
97th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

microsoft