# CVE-2009-1532: Memory corruption in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via malformed row property references in Internet Explorer, requiring immediate patching.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Jun 2009
- **Updated:** 21 Jan 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qmr8-gx65-85gx

## What is CVE-2009-1532?

CVE-2009-1532 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published on 10 Jun 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 8 for Windows XP SP2 and SP3; 8 for Server 2003 SP2; 8 for Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2; and 8 for Server 2008 SP2 does not properly handle objects in memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via "malformed row property references" that trigger an access of an object that (1) was not properly initialized or (2) is deleted, leading to memory corruption, aka "HTML Objects Memory Corruption Vulnerability" or "HTML Object Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Weakness: CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-1532?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Microsoft Internet Explorer.

## How do I fix CVE-2009-1532?

No fix has been published for CVE-2009-1532 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2009-1532 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-1532 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Internet Explorer

- [CVE-2014-1776](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-1776/): Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2021-27085](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-27085/): Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2017-0222](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-0222/): Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2017-0210](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-0210/): Microsoft Internet Explorer Privilege Escalation (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2017-0149](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-0149/): Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2009-1532 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2009-1532 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published on 10 Jun 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-1532 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Microsoft Internet Explorer. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-1532/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-1532/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-1532
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-1532
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2009-1532

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-1532/
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