Improper input validation in Microsoft Internet Explorer
CVE-2009-2655
mshtml.dll in Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 and 8 on Windows XP SP3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by calling the JavaScript findText method with a crafted Unicode string in the first argument, and only one additional argument, as demonstrated by a second argument of -1.
Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.226 (97.6th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 97.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.226 · newest: 0.226 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Internet Explorer — versions 7, 8
- Microsoft Windows Xp
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/35799 (vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52249 (vdb-entry)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:12700 (signature, vdb-entry)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9253 (exploit)