Description
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4, 6, 6 SP1, 7, and 8 does not properly handle argument validation for unspecified variables, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document, aka "HTML Component Handling Vulnerability."
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ms
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-054
US Government Resource third-party-advisory
x_refsource_cert
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-286A.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6419
Scores
CVSS v3
8.1
EPSS
0.1953
EPSS Percentile
97.0%
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-94
Status
published
Products (10)
microsoft/internet_explorer
5.01 sp4
microsoft/internet_explorer
6 sp1 (2 CPE variants)
microsoft/internet_explorer
7
microsoft/internet_explorer
8
microsoft/windows_2000
microsoft/windows_7
microsoft/windows_server_2003
microsoft/windows_server_2008
(8 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_vista
(6 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_xp
(3 CPE variants)
Published
Oct 14, 2009
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026