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CVE-2009-1043

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 on Windows 7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors triggered by clicking on a link, as demonstrated by Nils during a PWN2OWN competition at CanSecWest 2009.

Published

2009-03-23T14:19:12.563

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 10.0 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	microsoft	internet_explorer	8	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_7	*	No

References

http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=2934 ([email protected])
http://cansecwest.com/index.html ([email protected])
http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/blog/2009/02/25/pwn2own-2009 ([email protected])
http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/blog/2009/03/18/pwn2own-2009-day-1---safari-internet-explorer-and-firefox-taken-down-by-four-zero-day-exploits ([email protected])
http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/blog/2009/03/20/pwn2own-day-2 ([email protected])
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10199652-83.html ([email protected])
http://osvdb.org/52892 ([email protected])
http://www.h-online.com/security/Pwn2Own-2009-Safari-IE-8-and-Firefox-exploited--/news/112889 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34182 ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021880 ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49389 ([email protected])
http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=2934 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://cansecwest.com/index.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/blog/2009/02/25/pwn2own-2009 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/blog/2009/03/18/pwn2own-2009-day-1---safari-internet-explorer-and-firefox-taken-down-by-four-zero-day-exploits (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/blog/2009/03/20/pwn2own-day-2 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10199652-83.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://osvdb.org/52892 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.h-online.com/security/Pwn2Own-2009-Safari-IE-8-and-Firefox-exploited--/news/112889 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34182 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021880 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49389 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)