CVE-2010-1991

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0.2900.2180, 7, and 8.0.7600.16385 executes a mail application in situations where an IFRAME element has a mailto: URL in its SRC attribute, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (excessive application launches) via an HTML document with many IFRAME elements.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
5 UNKNOWN
NETWORK
LOW
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
mitreCNA
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CVEADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 93%
VendorProductVersion
microsoftie
8.0.7600.16385
microsoftinternet_explorer
6.0.2900.2180
microsoftinternet_explorer
7.0
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= Vulnerable software versions
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
http://websecurity.com.ua/4206/
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511327/100/0/threaded
http://websecurity.com.ua/4206/
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511327/100/0/threaded