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MS.IE.Sysmon.Remote.DoS

Release Date

Jan 05, 2012

Severity

low

Impact

Denial of Service: Remote attackers can crash vulnerable systems.

Description

This indicates a an attack attempt against a Denial of Service vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer.

The vulnerability is caused by an error in the vulnerable software when handling the "Sysmon" ActiveX control. An attacker can exploit this by sending a malicious web page containing the ActiveX control "Sysmon".

Affected Products

Microsoft Internet Explorer, vulnerable versions unclear.

Recommended Actions

We are not aware of any official patches at this time.

Coverage

IPS
VCM

Reference: VID-30473