PT-2009-2774 · Microsoft · Internet Explorer

Published 2009-01-08 · Updated 2024-02-14 · CVE-2009-0072

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.3

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 6.0 through 8.0 beta2

Description The issue allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, resulting in an application crash. This is achieved by using an onload attribute with a specific value, screen[""], in a BODY element.

Recommendations For Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 6.0 through 8.0 beta2, consider avoiding the use of the onload attribute in BODY elements until a fix is available. As a temporary workaround, restrict the execution of scripts within the BODY element to prevent potential crashes.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2009-0072

Affected Products

Internet Explorer

References · 4

• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/bid/33149 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-0072 · Security Note
• http://skypher.com/index.php/2009/01/07/msie-screen-null-ptr-dos-details · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47788 · Note