Microsoft Internet Explorer 5/6/7/8 resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5/6/7/8 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code. The manipulation results in resource management. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2009-2536. The attack may be launched remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5/6/7/8 (Web Browser). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 through 8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and application crash) via a large integer value for the length property of a Select object, a related issue to CVE-2009-1692.

The weakness was shared 07/20/2009 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2009-2536 since 07/20/2009. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

It is declared as highly functional. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (52870). The entries VDB-49080, VDB-49079, VDB-49077 and VDB-49076 are related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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OpenVAS ID: 800669
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Internet Explorer Denial Of Service Vulnerability - July09
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2009-2536 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-2536
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-49074
X-Force: 52870 - Microsoft Internet Explorer integer value denial of service

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

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 12/04/2024 17:16
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (49), 04/07/2017 12:09 (2), 08/12/2021 16:29 (1), 08/12/2021 16:37 (7), 12/04/2024 17:16 (16)
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