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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 5, 2009· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2009-2668

CVE-2009-2668

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 6.0.2900.2180 and 7 through 7.0.6000.16473 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via an XML document composed of a long series of start-tags with no corresponding end-tags, a related issue to CVE-2009-1232.

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Affected products

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  • Microsoft/Internet Explorer3 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: 6 through 6.0.2900.2180 and 7 through 7.0.6000.16473

Patches

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