CVE-2009-0551

HIGH

Microsoft Internet Explorer <7 - RCE

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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."

References (9)

Core 9
Core References
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1028
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/53624
US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-104A.html
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/34678
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6164
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022042

Scores

CVSS v3 8.1
EPSS 0.2492
EPSS Percentile 97.7%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-399
Status published
Products (2)
microsoft/internet_explorer 6 (2 CPE variants)
microsoft/internet_explorer 7
Published Apr 15, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026