CVE-2009-3038 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Internet Explorer by referencing a specific ActiveX control in the BlackBerry Desktop Manager connector.
- 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-2009-3038?
CVE-2009-3038 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Sep 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
A certain ActiveX control in lnresobject.dll 7.1.1.119 in the Research In Motion (RIM) Lotus Notes connector for BlackBerry Desktop Manager 5.0.0.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Internet Explorer crash) by referencing the control's CLSID in the classid attribute of an OBJECT element.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-3038?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Lotus Notes Connector.
How do I fix CVE-2009-3038?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-3038 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2009-3038 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2009-3038 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w73q-3j7m-724w.