Microsoft Internet Explorer 6/7 resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6/7. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to resource management. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2009-0553. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6/7 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1, 6 and 7 on Windows XP SP2 and SP3, 6 and 7 on Windows Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, 7 on Windows Vista Gold and SP1, and 7 on Windows Server 2008 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a web page that triggers presence of an object in memory that was (1) not properly initialized or (2) deleted, aka "Uninitialized Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

The issue has been introduced in 03/22/2001. The weakness was presented 04/14/2009 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at us-cert.gov. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2009-0553. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2945 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 36152 (MS09-014: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (963027)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 100071 (Microsoft Internet Explorer Cumulative Security Update (MS09-014)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 11913.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (49555), Tenable (36152), SecurityFocus (BID 34424†), OSVDB (53626†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-21604†). See VDB-3718, VDB-3951, VDB-47722 and VDB-47724 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 36152
Nessus Name: MS09-014: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (963027)
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OpenVAS ID: 900328
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (963027)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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02/12/2009 +2883 days 🔍
04/14/2009 +61 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-0553 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-0553
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-47723

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X-Force: 49555
SecurityFocus: 34424
OSVDB: 53626 - Microsoft IE EMBED Element Handling Memory Corruption Arbitrary Code Execution
Vulnerability Center: 21604 - [MS09-014] Microsoft Internet Explorer 6-7 Uninitialized Memory Corruption Vulnerability, Critical

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

Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 09/30/2025 19:05
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (47), 05/07/2019 12:42 (27), 08/09/2021 14:46 (3), 08/09/2021 14:49 (7), 08/09/2021 14:51 (2), 09/30/2025 19:05 (23)
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Cache ID: 216:190:103

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