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CVE-2009-2576

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0.2900.2180 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial...

5.0 Medium

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.

What does this mean?
Severity
5.0 MediumCVSS 2.0, NVD
Exploit chance
14.9%EPSS, 96th percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
No fix listedNo source names one

Description

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

14.9%Down 11.6 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

What each source reports

NVD Score used5.0

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 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness
CWE-399
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo 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-2009-2571No 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-fj8rNo 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

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
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aliasesEUVD
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