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CVE-2009-0072

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 through 8.0 beta2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of...

4.3 Medium

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 through 8.0 beta2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via an onload=screen[""] attribute value in a BODY element.

Exploit likelihood

9.41%Down 4.7 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.3

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 through 8.0 beta2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via an onload=screen[""] attribute value in a BODY element.

Record
CVE-2009-0072
CVSS 2.0
4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 through 8.0 beta2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via an onload=screen[""] attribute value in a BODY element.

Record
CVE-2009-0072
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-0081 No score

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 through 8.0 beta2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via an onload=screen[""] attribute value in a BODY element.

Record
EUVD-2009-0081
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xc49-m3g9-p285 No score

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 through 8.0 beta2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of...

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 through 8.0 beta2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via an onload=screen[""] attribute value in a BODY element.

Record
GHSA-xc49-m3g9-p285
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-2009-0072 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published January 8, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 9.41%, the 95th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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