CVE-2009-2576

Medium

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0.2900.2180 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via a long Unicode string argument to the write method, a related issue to CVE-2009-2479. NOTE: it was later reported that 7.0.6000.16473 and earlier are also affected.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.0
Exploit probability—
ProductMicrosoft Internet Explorer
PublishedJul 22, 2009
First seenJul 22, 2009

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
microsoft internet_explorerv ≤ 6.0.2900.2180, 3.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.2, 3.1, 3.2, 4.0, 4.0.1, 4.01, 4.1, 4.5, 4.40.308, 4.40.520, 4.70.1155, 4.70.1158, 4.70.1215, 4.70.1300, 4.71.1008.3, 4.71.1712.6, 4.72.2106.8, 4.72.3110.8, 4.72.3612.1713, 5, 5.0, 5.0.1, 5.00.0518.10, 5.00.0910.1309, 5.00.2014.0216, 5.00.2516.1900, 5.00.2614.3500, 5.00.2919.800, 5.00.2919.6307, 5.00.2920.0000, 5.00.3103.1000, 5.00.3105.0106, 5.00.3314.2101, 5.00.3315.1000, 5.00.3502.1000, 5.00.3700.1000, 5.01, 5.1, 5.2.3, 5.5, 5.50.3825.1300, 5.50.4030.2400, 5.50.4134.0100, 5.50.4134.0600, 5.50.4308.2900, 5.50.4522.1800, 5.50.4807.2300, 6, 6.0, 6.0.2600, 6.0.2800, 6.0.2800.1106, 6.0.2900—
microsoft ieNo range specified, 2.0, 2.0_beta, 3.0, 3.0.1, 3.01, 3.1, 4.0, 4.0.1, 4.0a, 4.1, 4.5, 4.x, 5, 5.0, 5.0.1, 5.0_ta3, 5.1, 5.01, 5.1.1, 5.1.7, 5.2, 5.2.3, 5.22, 5.x, 6—

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