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CVE-2009-2655
mshtml.dll in Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 and 8 on Windows XP SP3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application…
Medium4.3EPSS 22.6%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- mitre
Description
mshtml.dll in Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 and 8 on Windows XP SP3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by calling the JavaScript findText method with a crafted Unicode string in the first argument, and only one additional argument, as demonstrated by a second argument of -1.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 22.6% · top 2.3% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.3.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (4)
- 35799 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- ms-ie-mshtml-dos(52249) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:12700 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 9253 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
Sources
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