ID CVE-2009-1531
Summary Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP SP2 and SP3; 7 for Server 2003 SP2; 7 for Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2; and 7 for Server 2008 SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via frequent calls to the getElementsByTagName function combined with the creation of an object during reordering of elements, followed by an onreadystatechange event, which triggers an access of an object that (1) was not properly initialized or (2) is deleted, aka "HTML Object Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
References
Vulnerable Configurations
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:*:x64:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:*:x64:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:gold:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:gold:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:x64:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:x64:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:itanium:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:itanium:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp1:itanium:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp1:itanium:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:*:x64:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:*:x64:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:32_bit:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:32_bit:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:sp1:x64:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:sp1:x64:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVSS
Base: 9.3 (as of 23-07-2021 - 15:04)
Impact:
Exploitability:
CWE CWE-399
CAPEC
Access
VectorComplexityAuthentication
NETWORK MEDIUM NONE
Impact
ConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
COMPLETE COMPLETE COMPLETE
cvss-vector via4 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
msbulletin via4
bulletin_id MS09-019
bulletin_url
date 2009-06-09T00:00:00
impact Remote Code Execution
knowledgebase_id 969897
knowledgebase_url
severity Critical
title Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer
oval via4
accepted 2014-08-18T04:06:11.647-04:00
class vulnerability
contributors
  • name Dragos Prisaca
    organization Gideon Technologies, Inc.
  • name Brendan Miles
    organization The MITRE Corporation
  • name Josh Turpin
    organization Symantec Corporation
  • name Maria Mikhno
    organization ALTX-SOFT
  • name Maria Mikhno
    organization ALTX-SOFT
definition_extensions
  • comment Microsoft Windows XP (32-bit) is installed
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1353
  • comment Microsoft Windows XP x64 is installed
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15247
  • comment Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 is installed
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:627
  • comment Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (32-bit) is installed
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1870
  • comment Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (x64) is installed
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:730
  • comment Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (ia64) Gold is installed
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:396
  • comment Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 is installed
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:627
  • comment Microsoft Windows Vista (32-bit) is installed
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1282
  • comment Microsoft Windows Vista x64 Edition is installed
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:2041
  • comment Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 is installed
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:627
  • comment Microsoft Windows Vista (32-bit) is installed
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1282
  • comment Microsoft Windows Vista x64 Edition is installed
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:2041
  • comment Microsoft Windows Server 2008 (32-bit) is installed
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:4870
  • comment Microsoft Windows Server 2008 (64-bit) is installed
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5356
  • comment Microsoft Windows Server 2008 (ia-64) is installed
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5667
  • comment Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 is installed
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:627
  • comment Microsoft Windows Vista (32-bit) is installed
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1282
  • comment Microsoft Windows Vista x64 Edition is installed
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:2041
  • comment Microsoft Windows Server 2008 (64-bit) is installed
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5356
  • comment Microsoft Windows Server 2008 (32-bit) is installed
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:4870
  • comment Microsoft Windows Server 2008 (ia-64) is installed
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5667
  • comment Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 is installed
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:627
description Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP SP2 and SP3; 7 for Server 2003 SP2; 7 for Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2; and 7 for Server 2008 SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via frequent calls to the getElementsByTagName function combined with the creation of an object during reordering of elements, followed by an onreadystatechange event, which triggers an access of an object that (1) was not properly initialized or (2) is deleted, aka "HTML Object Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
family windows
id oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6308
status accepted
submitted 2009-06-09T14:00:00
title HTML Object Memory Corruption Vulnerability
version 80
refmap via4
bid 35234
bugtraq 20090610 ZDI-09-039: Microsoft Internet Explorer onreadystatechange Memory Corruption Vulnerability
cert TA09-160A
misc http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-039
osvdb 54950
sectrack 1022350
vupen ADV-2009-1538
Last major update 23-07-2021 - 15:04
Published 10-06-2009 - 18:30
Last modified 23-07-2021 - 15:04
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