PT-2009-6158 · Microsoft · Internet Explorer

Published 2009-11-16 · Updated 2022-02-28 · CVE-2009-3943

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 versions 6 through 6.0.2900.2180 Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 7 through 7.0.6000.16711

Description The issue allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, resulting in an application hang. This is achieved through a JavaScript loop that configures the home page by using the setHomePage method and a DHTML behavior property.

Recommendations For Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 6 through 6.0.2900.2180, update to a version later than 6.0.2900.2180 to resolve the issue. For Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 7 through 7.0.6000.16711, update to a version later than 7.0.6000.16711 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider disabling JavaScript execution in Internet Explorer until a patch is available.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2009-3943

Affected Products

Internet Explorer

References · 4

• 🔥 http://websecurity.com.ua/3658 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-3943 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/507760/100/0/threaded · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/507731/100/0/threaded · Note