Public exploit available
Public proof-of-concept or exploit code exists (ExploitDB / Metasploit / Nuclei).

CVE-2009-2655 — Improper Input Validation in Microsoft Internet Explorer

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation3 documents3 sources
Severity
4.3MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
22.6%
top 4.13%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
PoC available
Public exploit / PoC exists
Affected products
1
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Timeline
PublishedAug 3
Latest updateMay 2

Description

mshtml.dll in Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 and 8 on Windows XP SP3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by calling the JavaScript findText method with a crafted Unicode string in the first argument, and only one additional argument, as demonstrated by a second argument of -1.

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:M/C:N/I:N/A:PExploitability: 8.6 | Impact: 2.9

Affected Packages1 packages

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-pc3h-f2j5-gmm4: mshtml↗2022-05-02
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💥Exploits & PoCs

1
Exploit-DB
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7/8 - findText Unicode Parsing Crash↗2009-07-24
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CVE-2009-2655 — Improper Input Validation in Microsoft | cvebase