CVE-2009-2576
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0.2900.2180 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via a long Unicode string argument to the write method, a related issue to CVE-2009-2479.
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 14.9%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0.2900.2180 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via a long Unicode string argument to the write method, a related issue to CVE-2009-2479. NOTE: it was later reported that 7.0.6000.16473 and earlier are also affected.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 14.88% probability · 96th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-399
- Affected
- microsoft/ie · microsoft/internet explorer
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2009-07/0192.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2009-07/0193.html
- http://websecurity.com.ua/3338/Exploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/505092/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/505120/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/505122/100/0/threaded
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2009-07/0192.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2009-07/0193.html
- http://websecurity.com.ua/3338/Exploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/505092/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/505120/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/505122/100/0/threaded
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.