CVE-2009-1917
Status: ModifiedHigh (9.3)—
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1; Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP SP2 and SP3 and Server 2003 SP2; and Internet Explorer 7 and 8 for Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP2, Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2, and Server 2008 Gold and SP2 do not properly handle attempts to access deleted objects in memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document that triggers memory corruption, aka "Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
CVSS
- Version: 2.0
- Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Base score: 9.3
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 27%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 98
- Score date: 10/9/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (1)
CWEs
- CWE-399
References
- http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=953693
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35831
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022611
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-195A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2033
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-034
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6072
- http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=953693
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35831
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022611
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-195A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2033
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-034
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6072
Raw JSON (NVD)
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