VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2009-1043
Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 on Windows 7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors triggered by clicking on a link, as demonstrated by Nils during a PWN2OWN competition at CanSecWest 2009.
HIGH 10.0EPSS 30.6%
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 30.6%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 on Windows 7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors triggered by clicking on a link, as demonstrated by Nils during a PWN2OWN competition at CanSecWest 2009.
- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 30.57% probability · 98th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- microsoft/internet explorer
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=2934
- http://cansecwest.com/index.html
- http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/blog/2009/02/25/pwn2own-2009
- http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/blog/2009/03/18/pwn2own-2009-day-1---safari-internet-explorer-and-firefox-taken-down-by-four-zero-day-exploits
- http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/blog/2009/03/20/pwn2own-day-2
- http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10199652-83.html
- http://osvdb.org/52892
- http://www.h-online.com/security/Pwn2Own-2009-Safari-IE-8-and-Firefox-exploited--/news/112889
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34182
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021880
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49389
- http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=2934
- http://cansecwest.com/index.html
- http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/blog/2009/02/25/pwn2own-2009
- http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/blog/2009/03/18/pwn2own-2009-day-1---safari-internet-explorer-and-firefox-taken-down-by-four-zero-day-exploits
- http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/blog/2009/03/20/pwn2own-day-2
- http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10199652-83.html
- http://osvdb.org/52892
- http://www.h-online.com/security/Pwn2Own-2009-Safari-IE-8-and-Firefox-exploited--/news/112889
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34182
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021880
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49389
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.