CVE-2009-0076
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, when XHTML strict mode is used, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the zoom style directive in conjunction with unspecified other directives in a malformed Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) stylesheet in a…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 33.5%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, when XHTML strict mode is used, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the zoom style directive in conjunction with unspecified other directives in a malformed Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) stylesheet in a crafted HTML document, aka "CSS Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 33.54% probability · 98th percentile
- Public exploits
- 4 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 20 February 2009
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-399
- Affected
- microsoft/internet explorer
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
EPSS 33.5% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (4)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
| EDB-ID | Title | Type | Published | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDB-8152source ↗ | Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 - Memory Corruption (MS09-002)windows · Ahmed Obied | remote | 4 March 2009 | yes |
| EDB-8082source ↗ | Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 (Windows 2003 SP2) - Memory Corruption (MS09-002)windows · webDEViL | remote | 20 February 2009 | yes |
| EDB-8080source ↗ | Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 - Memory Corruption (MS09-002)windows · David Kennedy (ReL1K) | remote | 20 February 2009 | yes |
| EDB-8079source ↗ | Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 (Windows XP SP2) - Memory Corruption (MS09-002)windows · Abysssec | remote | 20 February 2009 | yes |
References
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-041A.htmlUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0389
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-012/
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-002
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6081
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-041A.htmlUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0389
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-012/
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-002
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6081
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.