CVE-2009-2655 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 and 8 running on Windows XP SP3. A remote attacker can crash the application by manipulating the JavaScript findText method with a specially crafted Unicode string and a single additional argument. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3, indicating a medium attack complexity and potential for partial availability impact. While not actively exploited in the wild or listed in CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this older vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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