CVE-2009-3671 Use after free in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via memory corruption in Internet Explorer 8 due to improper handling of uninitialized or deleted objects.
- 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-2009-3671?
CVE-2009-3671 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published on 9 Dec 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 does not properly handle objects in memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by accessing an object that (1) was not properly initialized or (2) is deleted, leading to memory corruption, aka "Uninitialized Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-3674.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-3671?
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-2009-3671?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-3671 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2009-3671 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-3671 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-533f-24pj-cvj8.