CVE-2009-3267 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 6 and 7. Remote attackers can exploit this by submitting a form containing a KEYGEN element, leading to high CPU consumption on the victim's machine. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity, and requires no authentication for exploitation, with a low attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there known Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB modules available, and it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 6.0, <= 6.00.2900.2180CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 7.0, <= 7.0.6000.16711CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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