CVE-2009-1918 in the critical feed json
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4 and 6 SP1; Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP SP2 and SP3 and Server 2003 SP2; and Internet Explorer 7…
published 2009-07-29 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2009-1913
- cvss
- 10.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 43.3%
- EPSS 43.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4 and 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 table operations, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document that triggers memory corruption by adding malformed elements to an empty DIV element, related to the getElementsByTagName method, aka "HTML Objects Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Exploit prediction
43.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code
References
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docs.microsoft.com
/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-034
vendor-advisory
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securitytracker.com
/id?1022611
vdb-entry
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/505523/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
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securityfocus.com
/bid/35826
vdb-entry
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2009/2033
vdb-entry
- support.nortel.com /go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=953693
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oval.cisecurity.org
/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5524
vdb-entry, signature
-
us-cert.gov
/cas/techalerts/TA09-195A.html
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
- zerodayinitiative.com /advisories/ZDI-09-047
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2009-1918
- NVD CVE-2009-1918
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