What is CVE-2009-1547?

CVE-2009-1547 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Internet_explorer, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2009-10-14.

How severe is CVE-2009-1547?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2009-1547 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

RCE in Microsoft Internet_explorer

CVE-2009-1547

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4, 6, 6 SP1, and 7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted data stream header that triggers memory corruption, aka "Data Stream Header Corruption Vulne…

Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)

EPSS: 0.374 (98.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Microsoft Internet_explorer — versions 5.01, 6, 7
Microsoft Windows_2000
Microsoft Windows_7
Microsoft Windows_server_2003
Microsoft Windows_server_2008
Microsoft Windows_vista
Microsoft Windows_xp
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-94 — Code Injection

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cve-scores

References

secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory)
secure@microsoft.com (US Government Resource, x_refsource_CERT, third-party-advisory)
secure@microsoft.com (signature, x_refsource_OVAL, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2009-1547?: CVE-2009-1547 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Internet_explorer, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2009-10-14.
How severe is CVE-2009-1547?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2009-1547 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.