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CVE-2009-0551

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2009-0551 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability affecting multiple versions of Microsoft Internet Explorer on various Windows operating systems. It arises from improper handling of page transition errors, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code through specially crafted web pages or inline content like advertisements. With a CVSS score of 8.1 (HIGH), successful exploitation could lead to full compromise of the affected system, though it requires high attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.3HIGH

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
24.92%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
97.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.2492 is in the 90th percentile among its peer group of 8,920 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

osvdb.org / 53624
docs.microsoft.com / en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-014
secunia.com / advisories/34678
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6164
support.avaya.com / elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-133.htm
support.nortel.com / go/main.jsp
securitytracker.com / id
us-cert.gov / cas/techalerts/TA09-104A.html
US Government Resource
vupen.com / english/advisories/2009/1028