Vulnerability Details CVE-2009-2655
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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.392
EPSS Ranking 97.1%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v2 Score 4.3
References
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9253
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35799
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52249
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12700
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9253
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35799
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52249
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12700
Products affected by CVE-2009-2655
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cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7
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cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:8
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-