Intrusion PreventionMS.IE.Empty.Script.Element.DoS
Description
This indicates an attempt to exploit a Denial of Service vulnerability in Internet Explorer web browser.
The vulnerability is caused by an error when the browser processes an HTML page. As a result a malicious remote user can cause a system crash.
Affected Products
Microsoft Internet Explorer 8
Impact
Denial of Service: Remote attackers can crash vulnerable systems.
Recommended Actions
Upgrade to the latest version, available from the website:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/
Telemetry
Coverage
| IPS (Regular DB) | |
| IPS (Extended DB) |
Version Updates
| Date | Version | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-10-12 | 16.941 | Name:MS. IE8. DoS:MS. IE. Empty. Script. Element. DoS |
| 2019-11-22 | 15.729 | Name:MS. IE. 8. DoS:MS. IE8. DoS |
| ID | 28988 |
| Created | Sep 09, 2011 |
| Updated | Mar 26, 2022 |
| Risk |
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| CVE ID | CVE-2009-2764 |
| Exploit Prediction Score | 65.5% |
| Default Action | drop |
| Active | |
| Affected OS | Windows |
| Affected App | IE |