Description
Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 on Windows 7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors triggered by clicking on a link, as demonstrated by Nils during a PWN2OWN competition at CanSecWest 2009.
References (11)
Core 11
Core References
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/blog/2009/03/18/pwn2own-2009-day-1---safari-internet-explorer-and-firefox-taken-down-by-four-zero-day-exploits
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/blog/2009/03/20/pwn2own-day-2
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
http://cansecwest.com/index.html
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10199652-83.html
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=2934
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/blog/2009/02/25/pwn2own-2009
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
http://www.h-online.com/security/Pwn2Own-2009-Safari-IE-8-and-Firefox-exploited--/news/112889
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021880
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34182
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49389
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/52892
Scores
EPSS
0.3057
EPSS Percentile
98.1%
Details
Status
published
Products (1)
microsoft/internet_explorer
8
Published
Mar 23, 2009
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026