Input validation error in Microsoft Edge - CVE-2024-20721
Published: January 12, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU85341
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-20721
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted file with the browser and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Affected software
Microsoft Edge
How to mitigate CVE-2024-20721
Install updates from vendor's website.
Microsoft Edge - update to 120.0.2210.133