Vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer
CVE-2009-0551
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1, 6 and 7 on Windows XP SP2 and SP3, 6 and 7 on Windows Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, 7 on Windows Vista Gold and SP1, and 7 on Windows Server 2008 does not properly handle transition errors in a request for one HTTP document followed by a request for a second HTTP document, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving (1) multiple crafted pages on a web site or (2) a web page with crafted inline content such as banner advertisements, aka "Page Transition Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
EPSS: 0.249 (97.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Microsoft Internet_explorer — versions 6, 7
- Microsoft Windows_2000
- Microsoft Windows_server_2003
- Microsoft Windows_server_2008
- Microsoft Windows_vista — versions gold
- Microsoft Windows_xp
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secure@microsoft.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_OSVDB, vdb-entry)
- secure@microsoft.com (US Government Resource, x_refsource_CERT, third-party-advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, third-party-advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- secure@microsoft.com (signature, x_refsource_OVAL, vdb-entry)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2009-0551?
- CVE-2009-0551 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, classified under CWE-399. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2009-04-15.
- How severe is CVE-2009-0551?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.