CVE-2009-3671
high-risk
Published 2009-12-09
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.
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56.5% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 44% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
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8
CVSS 8.1/10
High
NETWORK
/ HIGH complexity
Affected Products (20)
Affected Vendors
References (8)
US Government Resource
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-342A.html
US Government Resource
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-342A.html
63
/ 100
high-risk
Severity
24/34 · High
Exploitability
18/34 · Moderate
Exposure
21/34 · High