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VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2009-1530

Use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP SP2 and SP3; 7 for Server 2003 SP2; 7 for Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2; and 7 for Server 2008 SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by repeatedly adding HTML…

HIGH 9.3EPSS 33.9%

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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 33.9%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP SP2 and SP3; 7 for Server 2003 SP2; 7 for Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2; and 7 for Server 2008 SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by repeatedly adding HTML document nodes and calling event handlers, which triggers an access of an object that (1) was not properly initialized or (2) is deleted, aka "HTML Objects Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

CVSS 2.0
9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS
33.94% probability · 98th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-399
Affected
microsoft/internet explorer
Source
secure@microsoft.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.