CVE Catalog

CVE-2006-0830

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The scripting engine in Internet Explorer allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a web page that contains a recurrent call to an infinite loop in JavaScript or VBScript, which consumes the stack, as demonstrated by resetting the 'location' variable within the loop.

Risk Assessment

The risk for the organization includes potential service disruption due to resource exhaustion and the possibility of remote code execution, which could compromise data confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Recommendation

It is recommended to immediately update Internet Explorer to the latest available version and implement policies to restrict script execution from untrusted sources.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The scripting engine in Internet Explorer allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a web page that contains a recurrent call to an infinite loop in Javascript or VBscript, which consumes the stack, as demonstrated by resetting the "location" variable within the loop.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS