PT-2009-5298 · Microsoft · Internet Explorer

Published 2009-08-24 · Updated 2021-07-23 · CVE-2009-2954

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6.0.2900.2180 and earlier

Description: The issue allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, resulting in CPU consumption and application hang, via JavaScript code with a long string value for the location.hash property.

Recommendations: For Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6.0.2900.2180 and earlier, as a temporary workaround, consider disabling JavaScript execution until a patch is available. Restrict access to untrusted websites to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

CVE-2009-2954

Affected Products

Internet Explorer

References · 3

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2954 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/506006/100/0/threaded · Note
• http://websecurity.com.ua/3424 · Note