CVE-2007-2161 json
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (browser hang) via JavaScript that matches a regular exp…
published 2007-04-22 19 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2007-2156
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 12.3%
- EPSS 12.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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 /(.)*/.
Exploit prediction
12.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
References
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/466175/100/0/threaded
mailing-list, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/466017/100/0/threaded
mailing-list, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/33715
vdb-entry
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osvdb.org
/43314
vdb-entry, broken-link
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/466043/100/0/threaded
mailing-list, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2007-2161
- NVD CVE-2007-2161
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