CVE-2009-2576 json
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0.2900.2180 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via…
published 2009-07-22 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2009-2571
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 14.9%
- EPSS 14.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0.2900.2180 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via a long Unicode string argument to the write method, a related issue to CVE-2009-2479. NOTE: it was later reported that 7.0.6000.16473 and earlier are also affected.
Exploit prediction
14.88% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- websecurity.com.ua http://websecurity.com.ua/3338/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-399 Resource Management Errors
References
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websecurity.com.ua
/3338/
exploit
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archives.neohapsis.com
/archives/bugtraq/2009-07/0193.html
mailing-list
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archives.neohapsis.com
/archives/bugtraq/2009-07/0192.html
mailing-list
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/505120/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/505092/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/505122/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2009-2576
- NVD CVE-2009-2576
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