Vulnerability CVE-2009-3943 - CERT Civis.Net

Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2009-3943 (CCN-54317)

Assigned:

2009-11-08

Published:

2009-11-08

Updated:

2022-02-28

Summary:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 6.0.2900.2180 and 7 through 7.0.6000.16711 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application hang) via a JavaScript loop that configures the home page by using the setHomePage method and a DHTML behavior property.

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:

5.0 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
4.0 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/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): Partial

5.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
4.0 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:U/RL:U/RC:UR)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Network Access Complexity (AC): Low Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): None Integrity (I): None Availibility (A): Partial

Vulnerability Type:

Vulnerability Consequences:

Denial of Service

References:

Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Sun Nov 08 2009 - 07:54:07 CST
DoS vulnerability in Internet Explorer

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2009-3943

Source: MISC
Type: Exploit, Third Party Advisory
http://websecurity.com.ua/3658/

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Web site
Internet Explorer

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 60198
Microsoft IE DHTML Property setHomePage Method JavaScript Loop Remote DoS

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
20091108 DoS vulnerability in Internet Explorer

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
20091109 Re: Re: DoS vulnerability in Internet Explorer

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
ie-sethomepage-dos(54317)

Vulnerable Configuration:

Configuration 1:

cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version >= 6 and <= 6.0.2900.2180)

Configuration 2:

cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version >= 7.0 and <= 7.0.6000.16711)

Configuration CCN 1:

cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0.2800:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0.2600:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0.2800.1106:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0.2900.2180:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0.2900:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7.0.5730.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7.00.5730.1100:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7.00.6000.16386:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7.00.6000.16441:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7.0.5730:unknown:gold:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:microsoft:ie:7.0.6000.16711:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Denotes that component is vulnerable