CVE-2009-0076 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document with malformed CSS in Internet Explorer 7 using XHTML strict mode.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2009-0076?
CVE-2009-0076 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published on 10 Feb 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, when XHTML strict mode is used, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the zoom style directive in conjunction with unspecified other directives in a malformed Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) stylesheet in a crafted HTML document, aka "CSS Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-0076?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Internet Explorer.
How do I fix CVE-2009-0076?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-0076 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2009-0076 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2009-0076 exists.
Public exploit code: 4 Exploit-DB entries.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Internet Explorer
- CVE-2014-1776 Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption
- CVE-2021-27085 Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2017-0222 Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2017-0210 Microsoft Internet Explorer Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2017-0149 Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r3mx-8m92-cr4r.