CVE-2009-3270 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 28.2% (pctl 98)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 through 7.0.6000.16711 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (unusable browser) by calling the window.print function in a loop, aka a "printing DoS attack," possibly a related issue to CVE-2009-0821.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 28.23% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-400 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-09-18 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | internet explorer |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Multiple Browsers - 'window.print()' Denial of Service | 2010-05-04 |
References
- http://websecurity.com.ua/2872/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/506328/100/100/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79354
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6281
- http://websecurity.com.ua/2872/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/506328/100/100/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79354
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6281
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