CVE-2004-1198

Public Exploit

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash from memory consumption), as demonstrated using Javascript code that continuously creates nested arrays and then sorts the newly created arrays.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.92% Top 30%

Vendor Advisory neohapsis.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18282	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11751	exploit vdb entry vendor advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-11/1221.html	mailing list vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/382257	mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-1198?: CVE-2004-1198 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-1198?: To fix CVE-2004-1198, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2004-1198 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2004-1198 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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