CVE-2009-2655
mshtml.dll in Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 and 8 on Windows XP SP3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by calling the JavaScript findText method with a crafted Unicode string in the first argument, and only one…
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Description
mshtml.dll in Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 and 8 on Windows XP SP3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by calling the JavaScript findText method with a crafted Unicode string in the first argument, and only one additional argument, as demonstrated by a second argument of -1.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 22.56% probability · 98th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- microsoft/internet explorer
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9253
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35799
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52249
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12700
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9253
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35799
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52249
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12700
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.