medium
5
CWE
399
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2009-2576

First published: Wed Jul 22 2009(Updated: )

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0.2900.2180 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via a long Unicode string argument to the write method, a related issue to CVE-2009-2479. NOTE: it was later reported that 7.0.6000.16473 and earlier are also affected.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Microsoft Internet Explorer=5.0
Microsoft Internet Explorer=5.0
Microsoft Internet Explorer=5.2.3
Microsoft Internet Explorer=4.0
Microsoft Internet Explorer=5.0.1
Microsoft Internet Explorer=6
Microsoft Internet Explorer=5.1
Microsoft Internet Explorer=3.0
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Microsoft Internet Explorer=5.0
Microsoft Internet Explorer=5.22
Internet Explorer=5
Microsoft Internet Explorer=4.x
Microsoft Internet Explorer=4.0.1
Microsoft Internet Explorer=5.0
Internet Explorer=6-sp1
Microsoft Internet Explorer=6-sp1
Microsoft Internet Explorer=5.0_ta3
Microsoft Internet Explorer=4.0.1
Internet Explorer<=6.0.2900.2180
Microsoft Internet Explorer=6
Microsoft Internet Explorer=4.5
Microsoft Internet Explorer=4.5
Microsoft Internet Explorer=5.1.1
Microsoft Internet Explorer=2.0
Microsoft Internet Explorer=4.0
Microsoft Internet Explorer=2.0_beta
Microsoft Internet Explorer=6-sp1
Microsoft Internet Explorer=4.0.1
Microsoft Internet Explorer=6-sp1
Microsoft Internet Explorer=5.0.1
Microsoft Internet Explorer=3.1
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Microsoft Internet Explorer=5.x
Microsoft Internet Explorer=5.0.1
Microsoft Internet Explorer=5.0.1
Microsoft Internet Explorer=5.0
Microsoft Internet Explorer=4.0a
Microsoft Internet Explorer=5.0-sp4
Microsoft Internet Explorer=4.1
Microsoft Internet Explorer=5.2.3
Microsoft Internet Explorer=6
Microsoft Internet Explorer=5.0-sp1
Microsoft Internet Explorer=5.01
Microsoft Internet Explorer=3.01
Microsoft Internet Explorer=4.0
Microsoft Internet Explorer=5.0
Microsoft Internet Explorer=4.0
Microsoft Internet Explorer=5.1
Microsoft Internet Explorer=4.1
Microsoft Internet Explorer=5
Internet Explorer=6
Microsoft Internet Explorer=5.1.7
Microsoft Internet Explorer=6-sp1
Microsoft Internet Explorer=5.2
Microsoft Internet Explorer=5.0
Internet Explorer=5.01
Microsoft Internet Explorer=4.0-a
Microsoft Internet Explorer=4.0.1
Microsoft Internet Explorer=3.0.1
Microsoft Internet Explorer=6-sp1
Microsoft Internet Explorer=6
Microsoft Internet Explorer=3.0
Microsoft Internet Explorer=4.1
Internet Explorer=5.01-sp3
Internet Explorer=5.5-sp2
Internet Explorer=3.0.1
Internet Explorer=3.0.2
Internet Explorer=3.0
Internet Explorer=3.1
Internet Explorer=3.2
Internet Explorer=4.0
Internet Explorer=4.0.1
Internet Explorer=4.0.1-sp2
Internet Explorer=4.0.1-sp1
Internet Explorer=4.01
Internet Explorer=4.01-sp1
Internet Explorer=4.1
Internet Explorer=4.5
Internet Explorer=4.40.308
Internet Explorer=4.40.520
Internet Explorer=4.70.1155
Internet Explorer=4.70.1158
Internet Explorer=4.70.1215
Internet Explorer=4.70.1300
Internet Explorer=4.72.3612.1713
Internet Explorer=4.71.1008.3
Internet Explorer=4.71.1712.6
Internet Explorer=4.72.2106.8
Internet Explorer=4.72.3110.8
Internet Explorer=5.0
Internet Explorer=5.0.1
Internet Explorer=5.0.1-sp2
Internet Explorer=5.0.1-sp4
Internet Explorer=5.0.1-sp1
Internet Explorer=5.00.0518.10
Internet Explorer=5.00.0910.1309
Internet Explorer=5.00.2014.0216
Internet Explorer=5.00.2614.3500
Internet Explorer=5.00.2516.1900
Internet Explorer=5.00.2919.800
Internet Explorer=5.00.2919.6307
Internet Explorer=5.00.2920.0000
Internet Explorer=5.00.3103.1000
Internet Explorer=5.00.3105.0106
Internet Explorer=5.00.3314.2101
Internet Explorer=5.00.3315.1000
Internet Explorer=5.00.3502.1000
Internet Explorer=5.00.3700.1000
Internet Explorer=5.50.3825.1300
Internet Explorer=5.50.4030.2400
Internet Explorer=5.50.4134.0100
Internet Explorer=5.50.4134.0600
Internet Explorer=5.50.4308.2900
Internet Explorer=5.50.4522.1800
Internet Explorer=5.50.4807.2300
Internet Explorer=5.5
Internet Explorer=5.01-sp1
Internet Explorer=5.1
Internet Explorer=5.2.3
Internet Explorer=5.5-preview
Internet Explorer=5.5-sp1
Internet Explorer=6.0.2600
Internet Explorer=6.0
Internet Explorer=6.0.2800
Internet Explorer=6.0.2800.1106
Internet Explorer=6.0.2900

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2009-2576?

    CVE-2009-2576 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability affecting Microsoft Internet Explorer.

  • How do I fix CVE-2009-2576?

    To fix CVE-2009-2576, users should update to the latest version of Microsoft Internet Explorer available at the time.

  • What versions of Internet Explorer are affected by CVE-2009-2576?

    CVE-2009-2576 affects Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 6.0.2900.2180 and earlier, as well as certain earlier versions of Internet Explorer 7.

  • What is the attack vector for CVE-2009-2576?

    The attack vector for CVE-2009-2576 involves sending a long Unicode string argument to the write method, leading to denial of service.

  • Is there a workaround for CVE-2009-2576?

    A workaround for CVE-2009-2576 is to avoid using Microsoft Internet Explorer versions known to be affected until an update is applied.

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