CVE-2009-2529 Code injection in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via crafted HTML documents due to improper argument validation in Internet Explorer.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2009-2529?
CVE-2009-2529 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published on 14 Oct 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4, 6, 6 SP1, 7, and 8 does not properly handle argument validation for unspecified variables, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document, aka "HTML Component Handling Vulnerability."
Weakness: CWE-94
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-2529?
It affects 7 products.
Products include Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Vista and 1 more.
How do I fix CVE-2009-2529?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-2529 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2009-2529 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-2529 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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-wm54-3xjp-vjmc.