What is CVE-2009-2529?

CVE-2009-2529 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Internet_explorer, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2009-10-14.

How severe is CVE-2009-2529?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

RCE in Microsoft Internet_explorer

CVE-2009-2529

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4, 6, 6 SP1, 7, and 8 does not properly handle argument validation for unspecified variables, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document, aka "HTML Component Handl…

Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)

EPSS: 0.195 (97.1th 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 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

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-2009-2529?: CVE-2009-2529 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Internet_explorer, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2009-10-14.
How severe is CVE-2009-2529?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.