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Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0.2900.2180 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via a long Unicode string argument to the write method, a related issue to CVE-2009-2479. NOTE: it was later reported that 7.0.6000.16473 and earlier are also affected.
CVSS Score
5.0
EPSS Score
0.301
Published
2009-07-22
Microsoft Internet Explorer before Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1, when Prompt is configured in Security Settings, uses modal dialogs to verify that a user wishes to run an ActiveX control or perform other risky actions, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to construct a race condition that tricks a user into clicking an object or pressing keys that are actually applied to a "Yes" approval for executing the control.
CVSS Score
5.1
EPSS Score
0.349
Published
2006-04-29
Internet Explorer 4.x and 5.x does not properly verify all contents of an SSL certificate if a connection is made to the server via an image or a frame, aka one of two different "SSL Certificate Validation" vulnerabilities.
CVSS Score
2.6
EPSS Score
0.022
Published
2000-06-05
The Microsoft virtual machine (VM) in Internet Explorer 4.x and 5.x allows a remote attacker to read files via a malicious Java applet that escapes the Java sandbox, aka the "VM File Reading" vulnerability.
CVSS Score
5.1
EPSS Score
0.015
Published
2000-02-18
Buffer overflow in Internet Explorer 5 directshow filter (MSDXM.OCX) allows remote attackers to execute commands via the vnd.ms.radio protocol.
CVSS Score
7.5
EPSS Score
0.062
Published
1999-12-06
Windows NT Task Scheduler installed with Internet Explorer 5 allows a user to gain privileges by modifying the job after it has been scheduled.
CVSS Score
7.2
EPSS Score
0.008
Published
1999-11-29
A Microsoft ActiveX control allows a remote attacker to execute a malicious cabinet file via an attachment and an embedded script in an HTML mail, aka the "Active Setup Control" vulnerability.
CVSS Score
5.1
EPSS Score
0.08
Published
1999-11-11