CVE-2009-1043 (GCVE-0-2009-1043)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2009-03-23 14:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 04:57
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Summary
Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 on Windows 7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors triggered by clicking on a link, as demonstrated by Nils during a PWN2OWN competition at CanSecWest 2009.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2009-03-18 00:00
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