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    CVE-2009-0554

    Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4, 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."

    Published:Apr 15, 2009
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Apr 15, 2009
    EPSS Score:0.56689
    CVSS Score:8.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Internet Explorer
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows 2000
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows Server 2003
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows Server 2008
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows Vista
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows Xp

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://secunia.com/advisories/34678
    http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-133.htm
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022042
    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-104A.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1028
    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-014
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5723
    http://secunia.com/advisories/34678
    http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-133.htm
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022042
    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-104A.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1028
    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-014
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5723

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High