CVE-2009-3671
HIGHInternet Explorer 8 - Remote Code Execution via Uninitialized Memory Corruption
Title source: llmDescription
Microsoft Internet Explorer 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-2009-3674.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ms
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-072
US Government Resource third-party-advisory
x_refsource_cert
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-342A.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6382
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023293
Scores
CVSS v3
8.1
EPSS
0.2104
EPSS Percentile
97.3%
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-399
CWE-416
Status
published
Products (10)
microsoft/internet_explorer
5.0.1 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
(3 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_xp
(4 CPE variants)
Published
Dec 09, 2009
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026