CVE-2008-4127

medium

Description

Mshtml.dll in Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 Gold 7.0.5730 and 8 Beta 8.0.6001 on Windows XP SP2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (failure of subsequent image rendering) via a crafted PNG file, related to an infinite loop in the CDwnTaskExec::ThreadExec function.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45225

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31215

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496483/100/0/threaded

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4273

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2008-09-18

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.28872