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CVE-2009-0551

UNKNOWN
Published 2009-04-15T03:49:00
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CVSS Score

V3.1
8.1
/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base Score Metrics
Exploitability: N/A Impact: N/A

EPSS Score

v2025.03.14
0.496
probability
of exploitation in the wild

There is a 49.6% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Updated: 2025-06-25
Exploit Probability
Percentile: 0.977
Higher than 97.7% of all CVEs

Attack Vector Metrics

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED

Impact Metrics

Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 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 does not properly handle transition errors in a request for one HTTP document followed by a request for a second HTTP document, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving (1) multiple crafted pages on a web site or (2) a web page with crafted inline content such as banner advertisements, aka "Page Transition Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Available Exploits

No exploits available for this CVE.

Related News

No news articles found for this CVE.

Affected Products

microsoft

ie

Affected Versions:

Windows XP SP2 Windows XP SP3 Windows Server 2003 SP1 Windows Server 2003 SP2 Windows Vista Gold Windows Vista SP1 Windows Server 2008

GitHub Security Advisories

Community-driven vulnerability intelligence from GitHub

⚠ Unreviewed HIGH

GHSA-2gxx-vxp2-c52q

Advisory Details

Microsoft Internet Explorer 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 does not properly handle transition errors in a request for one HTTP document followed by a request for a second HTTP document, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving (1) multiple crafted pages on a web site or (2) a web page with crafted inline content such as banner advertisements, aka "Page Transition Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

7.5

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-0551
WEB https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-014
WEB https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6164
WEB http://osvdb.org/53624
WEB http://secunia.com/advisories/34678
WEB http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-133.htm
WEB http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=871138
WEB http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022042
WEB http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-104A.html
WEB http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1028

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: May 2, 2022, Modified: October 21, 2024

References

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1028
http://osvdb.org/53624
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-104A.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/34678
http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=871138
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6164
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-014
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022042
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-133.htm
Published: 2009-04-15T03:49:00
Last Modified: 2024-10-21T16:26:23.249Z
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