Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2009-2655 (CCN-52249)

Assigned:2009-07-24
Published:2009-07-24
Updated:2017-09-19
Summary: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 v3 Severity:5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:4.3 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
3.9 Low (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:F/RL:U/RC:UR)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
4.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
3.9 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:F/RL:U/RC:UR)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-20
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2009-2655

Source: EXPLOIT-DB
Type: UNKNOWN
9253

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Web site
Internet Explorer

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 56779
Microsoft IE mshtml.dll JavaScript findText Method Unicode String Handling DoS

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
35799

Source: CCN
Type: BID-35799
Microsoft Internet Explorer 'findText()' Unicode Parsing Denial of Service Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
ms-ie-mshtml-dos(52249)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
ms-ie-mshtml-dos(52249)

Source: OVAL
Type: UNKNOWN
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:12700

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:ie:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:12700
    V
    Microsoft Internet Explorer 'findText()' Unicode Parsing Denial of Service Vulnerability
    2014-02-03
    BACK
    microsoft internet explorer 7
    microsoft internet explorer 8
    microsoft windows xp - sp3
    microsoft ie 7.0
    microsoft ie 8.0