CVE-2009-3672
Description
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7 does not properly handle objects in memory that (1) were not properly initialized or (2) are deleted, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving a call to the getElementsByTagName method for the STYLE tag name, selection of the single element in the returned list, and a change to the outerHTML property of this element, related to Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) and mshtml.dll, aka "HTML Object Memory Corruption Vulnerability." NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information. NOTE: this issue was originally assigned CVE-2009-4054, but Microsoft assigned a duplicate identifier of CVE-2009-3672. CVE consumers should use this identifier instead of CVE-2009-4054.
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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, 7
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
11- www.securityfocus.com/bid/37085nvdExploit
- secunia.com/advisories/37448nvdVendor Advisory
- www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/977981.mspxnvdVendor Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3301nvdVendor Advisory
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/515749nvdUS Government Resource
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-342A.htmlnvdUS Government Resource
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507984/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/zero-day-internet-explorer-exploit-publishednvd
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-072nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6381nvd
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