CVE-2009-2655 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2009-08-03

Score: 4.3 Medium

EPSS: 22.6% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:8:::::::*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.22595.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
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

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Internet Explorer Windows Xp

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2009-08-03T14:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T05:59:56.560Z

Reserved: 2009-08-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2009-2655

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-08-03T14:30:00.733

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2009-2655

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-20

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