# CVE-2007-3550: Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 and 7.0 allows remote attackers to fill Zones with arbitrary domains using certain metacharacters such as wi

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2007-07-03 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 and 7.0 allows remote attackers to fill Zones with arbitrary domains using certain metacharacters such as wildcards via JavaScript, which results in a denial of service (website suppression and resource consumption), aka "Internet Explorer Zone Domain Specification Dos and Page Suppressing". NOTE: this issue has been disputed by a third party, who states that the zone settings cannot be manipulated

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## References

- http://osvdb.org/45814
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35455
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485536/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24744
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2855
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/472651/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/473662
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-July/064326.html
- http://www.secniche.org/advisory/Internet_Dos_Adv.pdf

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