FKIE_CVE-2009-2655

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2009-08-03 14:30 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:09
Severity
Summary
mshtml.dll in Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 and 8 on Windows XP SP3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by calling the JavaScript findText method with a crafted Unicode string in the first argument, and only one additional argument, as demonstrated by a second argument of -1.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9253
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35799
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52249
cve@mitre.orghttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12700
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9253
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35799
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52249
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12700
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
microsoft internet_explorer 7
microsoft internet_explorer 8
microsoft windows_xp -
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