High severity8.1NVD Advisory· Published Apr 15, 2009· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2009-0551
CVE-2009-0551
Description
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1, 6 and 7 on Windows XP SP2 and SP3, 6 and 7 on Windows Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, 7 on Windows Vista Gold and SP1, and 7 on Windows Server 2008 does not properly handle transition errors in a request for one HTTP document followed by a request for a second HTTP document, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving (1) multiple crafted pages on a web site or (2) a web page with crafted inline content such as banner advertisements, aka "Page Transition Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
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Affected products
4cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 6 SP1, 6, 7
Patches
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References
9- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-104A.htmlnvdUS Government Resource
- osvdb.org/53624nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/34678nvd
- support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-133.htmnvd
- support.nortel.com/go/main.jspnvd
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1028nvd
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-014nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6164nvd
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