CVE-2009-2655

Microsoft Internet Explorer <8 - DoS

Title source: llm

Description

mshtml.dll in Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 and 8 on Windows XP SP3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by calling the JavaScript findText method with a crafted Unicode string in the first argument, and only one additional argument, as demonstrated by a second argument of -1.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED

by Hong10 · htmldoswindows

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9253

View Code ZIP pw:eip

References (4)

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52249

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12700

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35799

[Exploit, Third Party Advisory] http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9253

Scores

EPSS 0.2260

EPSS Percentile 95.9%

Details

CWE

CWE-20

Status published

Products (2)

microsoft/internet_explorer 7

microsoft/internet_explorer 8

Published Aug 03, 2009

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026