CVE-2009-2576
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0.2900.2180 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2009-2576- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-399
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2009-2576- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-2571 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2009-2571- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9q9v-fv5g-fj8r No score
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0.2900.2180 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial...
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.
- Record
GHSA-9q9v-fv5g-fj8r- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2009-2576 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Microsoft Ie, published July 22, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 14.9%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
websecurity.com.ua/3338
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2009-07/0193.html
securityfocus.com/archive/1/505120/100/0/threaded
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2576
github.com/advisories/GHSA-9q9v-fv5g-fj8r