Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 23, 2009· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2009-1043
CVE-2009-1043
Description
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.
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Affected products
1- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
11- blogs.zdnet.com/security/nvd
- cansecwest.com/index.htmlnvd
- dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/blog/2009/02/25/pwn2own-2009nvd
- dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/blog/2009/03/18/pwn2own-2009-day-1---safari-internet-explorer-and-firefox-taken-down-by-four-zero-day-exploitsnvd
- dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/blog/2009/03/20/pwn2own-day-2nvd
- news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10199652-83.htmlnvd
- osvdb.org/52892nvd
- www.h-online.com/security/Pwn2Own-2009-Safari-IE-8-and-Firefox-exploited--/news/112889nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/34182nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49389nvd
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