PT-2009-5584 · Microsoft+1 · Internet Explorer+1
Published
2009-09-18
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Updated
2022-02-28
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CVE-2009-3270
CVSS v2.0
5.0
Medium
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 7 through 7.0.6000.16711
Description
The issue allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, making the browser unusable, by calling the
window.print function in a loop. This is referred to as a "printing DoS attack".Recommendations
For Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 7 through 7.0.6000.16711, as a temporary workaround, consider disabling the
window.print function until a patch is available.Exploit
Fix
DoS
Resource Exhaustion
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Internet Explorer
Itunes