CVE-2009-2519

Microsoft Windows DHTML Editing ActiveX RCE (2000 SP4, XP SP2-SP3, Server 2003 SP2)

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The DHTML Editing Component ActiveX control in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, and Server 2003 SP2 does not properly format HTML markup, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site that triggers "system state" corruption, aka "DHTML Editing Component ActiveX Control Vulnerability."

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36280
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/36592
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022843
US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-251A.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6271

Scores

EPSS 0.2562
EPSS Percentile 97.7%

Details

CWE
CWE-94
Status published
Products (3)
microsoft/windows_2000
microsoft/windows_server_2003
microsoft/windows_xp (3 CPE variants)
Published Sep 08, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026