CVE-2009-3672 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code in Internet Explorer by exploiting a memory corruption vulnerability in CSS handling via crafted HTML.
- 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-2009-3672?
CVE-2009-3672 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published on 2 Dec 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 6 and 7 does not properly handle objects in memory that (1) were not properly initialized or (2) are deleted, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving a call to the getElementsByTagName method for the STYLE tag name, selection of the single element in the returned list, and a change to the outerHTML property of this element, related to Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) and mshtml.dll, aka "HTML Object Memory Corruption Vulnerability." NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information. NOTE: this issue was originally assigned CVE-2009-4054, but Microsoft assigned a duplicate identifier of CVE-2009-3672. CVE consumers should use this identifier instead of CVE-2009-4054.
Weakness: CWE-94
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-3672?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Internet Explorer.
How do I fix CVE-2009-3672?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-3672 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-2009-3672 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2009-3672 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module and 1 Exploit-DB entry.
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- CVE-2017-0222 Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2017-0210 Microsoft Internet Explorer Privilege Escalation
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Sources
Also known as CVE-2009-4054, GHSA-6cmv-j38v-h7wc.