| Check Point Reference: |
CPAI-2009-247 |
| Date Published: |
24 Nov 2009 |
| Severity: |
Critical
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| Last Updated: |
Tuesday 08 December, 2009 |
| Source: |
Microsoft Security Advisory (977981)
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-072 |
| Industry Reference: | CVE-2009-3672 |
| Protection Provided by: |
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| Who is Vulnerable? | Internet Explorer 6 SP1 on Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4
Internet Explorer 6 and Internet Explorer 7 on:
Windows XP
Windows Server 2003
Windows Vista
Windows Server 2008 |
| Vulnerability Description |
A memory corruption vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Internet Explorer. A remote attacker could exploit this issue by convincing a user to open a maliciously crafted HTML file with Internet Explorer, which will cause the browser to crash and may allow execution of arbitrary commands. |
| Update/Patch Avaliable | Apply patches:
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-072 |
| Vulnerability Details | The vulnerability is due to the way Internet Explorer accesses an object that has been deleted. To trigger this issue, an attacker may create a malicious web page that will cause Internet Explorer to access exit unexpectedly. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability will crash the browser, and may allow execution of arbitrary code on the vulnerable system. |
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