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 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.

CVSS v2.0

4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

EPSS

22.56% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 98th percentile

Published

2009-08-03

Updated

2024-08-07

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9253

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9253

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2009-2654
• CVE-2009-2656
• CVE-2009-2653
• CVE-2009-2669
• CVE-2009-2650
• CVE-2009-2684