CVE-2009-0553 EXPLOIT
9.3
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 41.4% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Microsoft Internet Explorer 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."
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.3 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 41.4% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-399 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-04-15 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (6)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | internet explorer |
| microsoft | windows 2000 |
| microsoft | windows server 2003 |
| microsoft | windows server 2008 |
| microsoft | windows vista |
| microsoft | windows xp |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Internet Explorer - EMBED Memory Corruption (PoC) (MS09-014) | 2009-04-20 |
References
- http://osvdb.org/53626
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34678
- http://skypher.com/index.php/2009/04/19/ms09-014-embed-element-memory-corruption/
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-133.htm
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34424
- 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%3A6069
- http://osvdb.org/53626
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34678
- http://skypher.com/index.php/2009/04/19/ms09-014-embed-element-memory-corruption/
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-133.htm
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34424
- 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%3A6069
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