CVE-2009-0076 EXPLOIT
9.3
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 33.5% (pctl 98)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, when XHTML strict mode is used, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the zoom style directive in conjunction with unspecified other directives in a malformed Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) stylesheet in a crafted HTML document, aka "CSS Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.3 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 33.54% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-399 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-02-10 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (5)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | internet explorer |
| microsoft | windows server 2003 |
| microsoft | windows server 2008 |
| microsoft | windows vista |
| microsoft | windows xp |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 - Memory Corruption (MS09-002) | 2009-03-04 |
| exploit-db | Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 (Windows XP SP2) - Memory Corruption (MS09-002) | 2009-02-20 |
| exploit-db | Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 - Memory Corruption (MS09-002) | 2009-02-20 |
| exploit-db | Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 (Windows 2003 SP2) - Memory Corruption (MS09-002) | 2009-02-20 |
References
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-041A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0389
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-012/
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-002
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6081
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-041A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0389
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-012/
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-002
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6081
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