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CVE-2009-0551

HIGH
8.1
CVSS Score
Published: April 15, 2009 at 03:49 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:05 PM UTC
7 products affected across 1 vendorInternet ExplorerIeWindows Server 2008

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Severity
HIGH8.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 25%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1, 6 and 7 on Windows XP SP2 and SP3, 6 and 7 on Windows Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, 7 on Windows Vista Gold and SP1, and 7 on Windows Server 2008 does not properly handle transition errors in a request for one HTTP document followed by a request for a second HTTP document, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving (1) multiple crafted pages on a web site or (2) a web page with crafted inline content such as banner advertisements, aka "Page Transition Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Ie· Microsoft
95%
67Windows Server 2003 SP1Windows Server 2003 SP2Windows Server 2008Windows Vista GoldWindows Vista SP1Windows XP SP2Windows XP SP3
Internet Explorer· Microsoft
95%
66 sp17Windows Server 2003 SP1Windows Server 2003 SP2Windows Server 2008Windows Vista GoldWindows Vista SP1Windows XP SP2Windows XP SP3
microsoft-windows-2000 (environment) · microsoft-windows-server-2003 (environment) · microsoft-windows-server-2008 (environment) · microsoft-windows-vista (environment) · microsoft-windows-xp (environment)
Windows 2000· Microsoftdevice
80%
All versions
Windows Server 2003· Microsoftdevice
80%
All versions
Windows Server 2008· Microsoftdevice
80%
All versions
Windows Vista· Microsoftdevice
80%
All versions
Windows Xp· Microsoftdevice
80%
All versions

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (9)

VDB Entryx_refsource_OSVDB
Source: [email protected]
http://osvdb.org/53624
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/34678
x_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-133.htm
x_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=871138
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022042
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
Source: [email protected]
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-104A.html
VDB Entryx_refsource_VUPEN
Source: [email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1028
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_MS
Source: [email protected]
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-014

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

8.1HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-399

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