CVE-2009-0551 in the critical feed json
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1, 6 and 7 on Windows XP SP2 and SP3, 6 and 7 on Windows Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, 7 on Windows Vista Gold a…
published 2009-04-15 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2009-0555
- cvss
- 8.1
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 24.9%
- EPSS 24.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1, 6 and 7 on Windows XP SP2 and SP3, 6 and 7 on Windows Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, 7 on Windows Vista Gold and SP1, and 7 on Windows Server 2008 does not properly handle transition errors in a request for one HTTP document followed by a request for a second HTTP document, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving (1) multiple crafted pages on a web site or (2) a web page with crafted inline content such as banner advertisements, aka "Page Transition Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction
24.92% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CNA | 3.1 | 8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Affected products
- microsoft ie
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-399 Resource Management Errors
References
-
docs.microsoft.com
/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-014
vendor-advisory
-
vupen.com
/english/advisories/2009/1028
vdb-entry
-
osvdb.org
/53624
vdb-entry
-
us-cert.gov
/cas/techalerts/TA09-104A.html
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
-
secunia.com
/advisories/34678
third-party-advisory
- support.nortel.com /go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=871138
-
oval.cisecurity.org
/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6164
vdb-entry, signature
-
securitytracker.com
/id?1022042
vdb-entry
- support.avaya.com /elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-133.htm
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2009-0551
- NVD CVE-2009-0551
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