Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2009-2668 (CCN-52765)

Assigned:2009-07-19
Published:2009-07-19
Updated:2009-08-06
Summary:Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 6.0.2900.2180 and 7 through 7.0.6000.16473 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via an XML document composed of a long series of start-tags with no corresponding end-tags, a related issue to CVE-2009-1232.
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:7.8 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
6.3 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C/E:U/RL:U/RC:UR)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Complete
4.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
3.5 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:U/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-399
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Sun Jul 19 2009 - 12:32:35 CDT
DoS vulnerabilities in Firefox, Internet Explorer, Opera and Chrome

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20090725 DoS vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2009-2668

Source: MISC
Type: UNKNOWN
http://websecurity.com.ua/3216/

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Web site
Internet Explorer

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 56852
Microsoft IE XML Document start-tags Handling CPU Consumption DoS

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
ie-xml-dos(52765)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    microsoft internet explorer 6
    microsoft internet explorer 7
    microsoft ie 6.0
    microsoft ie 7.0