CVE-2009-2576 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 6.0.2900.2180 and earlier, and later confirmed to include 7.0.6000.16473 and earlier. This flaw allows remote attackers to consume excessive CPU and memory by providing a long Unicode string as an argument to the write method. With a CVSS score of 5.0, this vulnerability is of medium severity, requiring no authentication or complex attack vectors, and primarily impacts availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:*:*:mac\+os:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:*:*:mobile:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:2.0:*:mac\+os:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0_betaCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:2.0_beta:*:mac\+os:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:3.0:*:mac\+os:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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