Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 22, 2007· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2007-2161
CVE-2007-2161
Description
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 /(.)*/.
Affected products
2cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 7
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
5- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466017/100/0/threadednvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466043/100/0/threadednvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466175/100/0/threadednvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- osvdb.org/43314nvdBroken Link
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33715nvdVDB Entry
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