Description
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, 6 SP1, 7, and 8 does not properly handle objects in memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by accessing an object that (1) was not properly initialized or (2) is deleted, leading to memory corruption, aka "Uninitialized Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-2531.
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%3A6190
Scores
EPSS
0.2293
EPSS Percentile
97.5%
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