Vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer
CVE-2009-0554
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4, 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 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a web page that triggers presence of an object in memory that was (1) not properly initialized or (2) deleted, aka "Uninitialized Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.322 (98.3th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 98.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.322 · newest: 0.322 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Internet Explorer — versions 6, 7, 5.01
- Microsoft Windows 2000
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008
- Microsoft Windows Vista — versions gold
- Microsoft Windows Xp
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1028 (vdb-entry)
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-104A.html (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/34678 (third-party-advisory)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-014 (vendor-advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5723 (signature, vdb-entry)
- support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-133.htm
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2009-0554?
- CVE-2009-0554 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, classified under CWE-399. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2009-04-15.
- How severe is CVE-2009-0554?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.