Vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer
CVE-2009-1529
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP SP2 and SP3; 7 for Server 2003 SP2; 7 for Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2; and 7 for Server 2008 SP2 does not properly handle objects in memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by calling the setCapture method on a collection of crafted objects, aka "Uninitialized Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Published · last modified .
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: 0.287 (98.1th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 98.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.287 · newest: 0.287 · 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, sp1, sp2
- Microsoft Windows Xp — versions sp3
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1538 (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504205/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-019 (vendor-advisory)
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-036
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/35223 (vdb-entry)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6295 (signature, vdb-entry)
- osvdb.org/54948 (vdb-entry)
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-160A.html (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2009-1529?
- CVE-2009-1529 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, classified under CWE-399. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2009-06-10.
- How severe is CVE-2009-1529?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.