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."
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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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.249 (97.8th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 97.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.249 · newest: 0.249 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1028 (vdb-entry)
- osvdb.org/53624 (vdb-entry)
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-104A.html (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/34678 (third-party-advisory)
- support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6164 (signature, vdb-entry)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-014 (vendor-advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-133.htm
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.