First published: Tue Feb 10 2009(Updated: )
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, when XHTML strict mode is used, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the zoom style directive in conjunction with unspecified other directives in a malformed Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) stylesheet in a crafted HTML document, aka "CSS Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
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Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
All of | ||
Internet Explorer | =7 | |
Any of | ||
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 | ||
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 | =sp1 | |
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 | =sp1 | |
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 | =sp2 | |
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Itanium | ||
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Itanium | ||
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Itanium | ||
Microsoft Windows Vista | ||
Microsoft Windows Vista | =sp1 | |
Microsoft Windows XP | ||
Microsoft Windows XP | =sp2 | |
Microsoft Windows XP | =sp2 | |
Microsoft Windows XP | =sp3 | |
Internet Explorer | =7 | |
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 | ||
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 | =sp1 | |
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 | =sp1 | |
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 | =sp2 | |
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Itanium | ||
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Itanium | ||
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Itanium | ||
Microsoft Windows Vista | ||
Microsoft Windows Vista | =sp1 | |
Microsoft Windows XP | ||
Microsoft Windows XP | =sp2 | |
Microsoft Windows XP | =sp2 | |
Microsoft Windows XP | =sp3 |
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CVE-2009-0076 has a critical severity level due to potential remote code execution.
To fix CVE-2009-0076, users should upgrade to a patched version of Internet Explorer.
CVE-2009-0076 specifically affects Internet Explorer 7.
Yes, CVE-2009-0076 can be exploited through malformed CSS stylesheets in crafted HTML documents.
Disabling scripts or switching to a more secure browser can reduce the risk while awaiting an update for CVE-2009-0076.