Risk
Medium
Date Discovered
June 14, 2005
Description
Microsoft Internet Explorer is prone to a denial of service vulnerability when rendering malformed GIF and BMP images. Malformed images for other file formats may also cause a similar condition, though the vendor has not provided any further information.
The vendor has not released any further information about this issue other than to state that it is addressed by the Cumulative Security Update For Internet Explorer.
Technologies Affected
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0.1
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0.1 SP1
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0.1 SP2
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0.1 SP3
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0.1 SP4
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 SP1
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 SP2
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 SP2 - do not use
Recommendations
Do not follow links provided by unknown or untrusted sources.
Users should be wary of visiting Web sites of questionable integrity, especially if solicited to do so by an unfamiliar or untrusted source through email or other means.
Microsoft has released a cumulative update for Internet Explorer to address supported versions of the browser. Fixes for Windows 98/SE/ME can be obtained through Windows Update.
Credits
Discovery is credited to UK National Infrastructure Security Co-ordination Centre (NISCC).
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