VDB-50910 · CVE-2009-4073 · BID 37117

Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 information disclosure

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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 (Web Browser). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

The printing functionality in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 allows remote attackers to discover a local pathname, and possibly a local username, by reading the dc:title element of a PDF document that was generated from a local web page.

The issue has been introduced in 03/05/2008. The weakness was published 11/24/2009 by Inferno (Website). The advisory is available at theregister.co.uk. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2009-4073. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

After before and not just, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 629 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 100077 (Microsoft Internet Explorer Print Handler Vulnerability).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 37117†), OSVDB (60504†), Secunia (SA37362†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-24301†). Similar entry is available at VDB-50914. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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OpenVAS ID: 900897
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Internet Explorer PDF Information Disclosure Vulnerability - Nov09
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: theregister.co.uk
Researcher: Inferno
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2009-4073 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-4073
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-50910

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SecurityFocus: 37117 - Microsoft Internet Explorer PDF Generation Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Secunia: 37362
OSVDB: 60504 - Microsoft IE PDF Export Title Property File Path Disclosure
Vulnerability Center: 24301 - Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 PDF Generation Vulnerability Allows Information Disclosure, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 03:15 PM
Updated: 03/23/2025 08:05 PM
Changes: 03/18/2015 03:15 PM (61), 05/07/2019 12:43 PM (11), 08/28/2021 05:27 AM (2), 02/10/2025 12:42 AM (18), 03/23/2025 08:05 PM (2)
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