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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2009-2519

The DHTML Editing Component ActiveX control in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, and Server 2003 SP2 does not properly format HTML markup, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site that triggers "system…

HIGH 9.3EPSS 25.6%

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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 25.6%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

The DHTML Editing Component ActiveX control in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, and Server 2003 SP2 does not properly format HTML markup, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site that triggers "system state" corruption, aka "DHTML Editing Component ActiveX Control Vulnerability."

CVSS 2.0
9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS
25.62% probability · 98th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-94
Affected
microsoft/windows 2000 · microsoft/windows server 2003 · microsoft/windows xp
Source
secure@microsoft.com

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