CVE-2009-3943 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 6.0.2900.2180 and 7 through 7.0.6000.16711 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application hang) via a JavaScript loop that configures the home page by using the setHomePage method and a DHTML behavior property.

Published: 2009-11-16

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: 11.6% 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

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

No data.

No data available yet.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.11584.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://websecurity.com.ua/3658/
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507731/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507760/100/0/threaded

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Internet Explorer

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2009-11-16T19:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T06:45:50.841Z

Reserved: 2009-11-16T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2009-3943

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-11-16T19:30:01.093

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

Link: CVE-2009-3943

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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